westerly
ADJECTIVENOUN
/wɛstərli/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH W
westerly is a valid 8-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
W4E1S1T1E1R1L1Y4
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does westerly mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Of wind; from the west.
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SIMILAR
RELATED
2
Moving toward the west.
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SIMILAR
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth.
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BROADER
OTHER · 2 SENSES
1
From the west.
“the wind blew westerly”
ANTONYMS
2
Toward the west.
“we began to steer away westerly”