western: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 10 letter points · starts with W · ends with N
Meaning of western
adj
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west.
Example: the western approaches
Of a wind, blowing from the west; westerly.
Occidental.
Listed forms: westernmost.
Source: Wiktionary — western.
noun
A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850–1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.
Listed forms: westerns.
Source: Wiktionary — western.
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Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for western.
adjective
of wind; from the west
noun
a sandwich made from a western omelet
- western sandwich
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is western in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of western
W(4) + E(1) + S(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) + N(1) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of western
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 western
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