how

Plural: how's, hows

Adv

To what degree or extent.
In what manner
In what manner:
By what means.
In what manner:
With overtones of why, for what reason.
In what manner:
In any manner in which; in whatever way; however.
In what manner:
In what form, shape, measure, quantity, etc.
In what manner:
With what meaning or effect.
In what manner:
By what title or what name.
In what manner:
At what price, for what amount (of money).
In what state or condition.
Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.

Conj

That, the fact that.

Noun

A method, manner, or way of doing something.
The means by which something is accomplished.
An artificial barrow or tumulus; in later folklore, associated with fairies.
In northern England, a low hill.

Intj

A greeting, used in representations of Native American speech.

Examples

How are you?
How do you solve this puzzle?
How else can we get this finished?
How often do you practice?
How should I know whether he likes raisins or not? Ask him!
How soon can I see the doctor?
How very interesting!
How was your vacation?
How wonderful it was to receive your invitation.
I am not interested in the why, but in the how.
I remember how I solved this puzzle.
People should be free to live how they want.
She told me how her father was a doctor.
The gauge indicated how hot the oven was.
The HOW of scoring big points in Words With Friends often involves bonus squares.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English how, hou, hu, hwu, from Old English hū, from Proto-West Germanic *hwō, from Proto-Germanic *hwō (“through what, how”), from the same root as hwæt (“who, what”). /hw/ > /h/ due to wh-cluster reduction in Old English; compare who, which underwent this change later, and thus is spelt wh (Middle English spelling of /hw/) but pronounced /h/ (it previously had a different vowel, hence avoided the spelling and sound change in Old English). Vowel change per Great Vowel Shift.
Akin to Scots hoo, foo (“how”), North Frisian ho, hü, hur (“how”), Saterland Frisian wo (“how”), West Frisian hoe (“how”), Dutch hoe (“how”), Low German ho, wo, wu (“how”), German wie (“how”), Swedish hur (“how”). See who and compare why.

Scrabble Score: 9

how: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
how: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
how: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

how: valid Words With Friends Word