Crossword answer · 3 letters
ENE definition and meaning
east-northeast · compass abbreviation
ENE
What does ENE mean?
East-northeast, the compass direction halfway between east and northeast.
What does ENE mean in a crossword?
ENE may be clued directly as a map or compass direction, or indirectly as the opposite of WSW.
Why is ENE useful to learn?
Directional abbreviations provide short, vowel-friendly fill and have precise opposites that support compact clues.
Common clue patterns
- A direction between E and NE
- The opposite of WSW
- A map abbreviation pointing right and slightly up
These are editorially written pattern summaries, not a reproduced puzzle archive.
Other meanings to watch
ENE is normally an abbreviation rather than a standalone spoken word.