Definitions For Northwest

noun

  • A location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city
  • The northwestern region of the United States
  • The compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
  • The direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point
  • The direction between north and west
  • The northwestern part of a country or region ; especially : the northwestern part of the U.S.

adjective

  • Situated in or oriented toward the northwest
  • Coming from the northwest

adverb

  • To, toward, or in the northwest

verb

  • To or toward the northwest

Is Northwest a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
15

The word Northwest is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Northwest in a Sentence

  • It's about 80 miles northwest of here.
  • I headed northwest on Route 1.
  • The northwest corner of the building
  • A mountain range is in the northwest of the country.
  • We traveled throughout the Northwest.

Synonyms for Northwest

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