windward
ADVERBADJECTIVENOUN
/wɪndwəd/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH W
windward is a valid 8-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
W4I1N1D2W4A1R1D2
4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does windward mean?
ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1
Toward the wind.
“they were sailing windward”
SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
On the side exposed to the wind.
“the windward islands”
ANTONYMS
SIMILAR
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
The direction from which the wind is coming.
ANTONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
The side of something that is toward the wind.
ANTONYMS
BROADER