Western

7 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Situated in, directed towards, or facing the west. Also refers to characteristics of the cultures or regions of Western Europe and North America.

“The western sky glowed orange as the sun set.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈwɛstən/

Syllables

west·ern

Related Words

Synonyms

westerlyoccidental

Antonyms

eastern

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Wordle

Contains W and -ERN ending; double vowel E pattern

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points; W provides the primary scoring value

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Words you can make from Western

Shorter words formed from the letters in “western”.

enters newest enter entre ernes ernst ester estre ewers ewest nerts neter newer newts reest renes renet renew rente rents reset resew rewet sewen

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