northern: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 11 letter points · starts with N · ends with N
Meaning of northern
adj
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
Blowing from the north; northerly.
- UK
Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised)
Example: Les Dawson was a famous northern comedian.
Listed forms: northernmost.
Source: Wiktionary — northern.
noun
An inhabitant of the northern regions; a northerner.
The northern pike.
A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America, primarily in western Canada but also in Alaska, often with a Mountie as the protagonist.
Listed forms: northerns.
Source: Wiktionary — northern.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for northern.
adjective
oriented toward the north
adjective
coming from the north; used especially of wind
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is northern in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of northern
N(1) + O(1) + R(1) + T(1) + H(4) + E(1) + R(1) + N(1) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of northern
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from northern
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