homeward
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- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 8
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Definition of homeward
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adv
-
(not-comparable)Towards home.
“I am homeward bound.”
“There Enoch spoke no word to anyone, / But homeward—home—what home? had he a home? / His home, he walk'd.”
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adv
-
(not-comparable)Towards home.
“I am homeward bound.”
“There Enoch spoke no word to anyone, / But homeward—home—what home? had he a home? / His home, he walk'd.”
adj
-
(not-comparable)oriented towards home
“I caught a homeward bus.”
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Etymology
From Middle English homward, from Old English hāmweard, from Proto-Germanic *haimawarda, equivalent to home + -ward. Cognate with Dutch heimwaarts, German heimwärts (“homeward”).
Words you can make from homeward
200+ playable · top: WHORED (13 pts)
Best play whored 13 points6-letter words
9 words5-letter words
28 words- WHAMO 13 pts
- HAWED 12 pts
- HOMED 11 pts
- MAWED 11 pts
- MOWED 11 pts
- WHORE 11 pts
- HAREM 10 pts
- HERMA 10 pts
- HOMER 10 pts
- MAHOE 10 pts
- MOWER 10 pts
- DEWAR 9 pts
- DOWER 9 pts
- HARED 9 pts
- HEARD 9 pts
- HOARD 9 pts
- HORDE 9 pts
- ROWED 9 pts
- WADER 9 pts
- WARED 9 pts
- ARMED 8 pts
- DERMA 8 pts
- DREAM 8 pts
- MADRE 8 pts
- MORAE 7 pts
- ADORE 6 pts
- OARED 6 pts
- OREAD 6 pts
4-letter words
69 words- WHAM 12 pts
- WHOM 12 pts
- DHOW 11 pts
- HOWE 10 pts
- WHOA 10 pts
- AHEM 9 pts
- HAEM 9 pts
- HAME 9 pts
- HARM 9 pts
- HERM 9 pts
- HOMA 9 pts
- HOME 9 pts
- MEOW 9 pts
- WAME 9 pts
- WARM 9 pts
- WORM 9 pts
- AHED 8 pts
- AWED 8 pts
- DRAW 8 pts
- DREW 8 pts
- HADE 8 pts
- HAED 8 pts
- HARD 8 pts
- HEAD 8 pts
- HERD 8 pts
- HOED 8 pts
- ODAH 8 pts
- OHED 8 pts
- OWED 8 pts
- WADE 8 pts
- WARD 8 pts
- WOAD 8 pts
- WORD 8 pts
- DAME 7 pts
- DEMO 7 pts
- DERM 7 pts
- DOME 7 pts
- DORM 7 pts
- DRAM 7 pts
- HARE 7 pts
- HEAR 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HOAR 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HORA 7 pts
- MADE 7 pts
- MEAD 7 pts
- MODE 7 pts
- RHEA 7 pts
- WARE 7 pts
- WEAR 7 pts
- WORE 7 pts
- MARE 6 pts
- MORA 6 pts
- MORE 6 pts
- OMER 6 pts
- REAM 6 pts
- ROAM 6 pts
- DARE 5 pts
- DEAR 5 pts
- DOER 5 pts
- DORE 5 pts
- ODEA 5 pts
- ORAD 5 pts
- READ 5 pts
- REDO 5 pts
- ROAD 5 pts
- RODE 5 pts
- AERO 4 pts
3-letter words
68 words- HAW 9 pts
- HEW 9 pts
- HOW 9 pts
- WHA 9 pts
- WHO 9 pts
- HAM 8 pts
- HEM 8 pts
- HOM 8 pts
- MAW 8 pts
- MEH 8 pts
- MEW 8 pts
- MHO 8 pts
- MOW 8 pts
- OHM 8 pts
- DAH 7 pts
- DAW 7 pts
- DEW 7 pts
- DOH 7 pts
- DOW 7 pts
- EDH 7 pts
- HAD 7 pts
- HOD 7 pts
- WAD 7 pts
- WED 7 pts
- AWE 6 pts
- DAM 6 pts
- DOM 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAO 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HOE 6 pts
- MAD 6 pts
- MED 6 pts
- MOD 6 pts
- OWE 6 pts
- RAH 6 pts
- RAW 6 pts
- RHO 6 pts
- ROW 6 pts
- WAE 6 pts
- WAR 6 pts
- WOE 6 pts
- ARM 5 pts
- EMO 5 pts
- MAE 5 pts
- MAR 5 pts
- MOA 5 pts
- MOR 5 pts
- OMA 5 pts
- RAM 5 pts
- REM 5 pts
- ROM 5 pts
- ADO 4 pts
- DOE 4 pts
- DOR 4 pts
- ODA 4 pts
- ODE 4 pts
- RAD 4 pts
- RED 4 pts
- ROD 4 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
2-letter words
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