leeward
ADVERBNOUNADJECTIVE
/liwərd/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH L
leeward is a valid 7-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1E1E1W4A1R1D2
1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does leeward mean?
ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1
Away from the wind.
“they were sailing leeward”
SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
The side of something that is sheltered from the wind.
SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
BROADER
2
The direction in which the wind is blowing.
ANTONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
On the side away from the wind.
“on the leeward side of the island”
ANTONYMS
SIMILAR