Is SOUTHBOUND a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SOUTHBOUND is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SOUTHBOUND mean?
- adjective
moving toward the south
“a southbound train”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + B (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + D (2) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SOUTHBOUND
SOUTHBOUND has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from SOUTHBOUND
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- outbound11
- unhoods11
- bhoots11
- booths11
- butohs11
- obtunds10
- hounds10
- hundos10
- unhood10
- unshod10
- bhoot10
- bhuts10
- bohos10
- booth10
- butoh10
- hobos10
- boutons9
- bounds9
- bundts9
- dobson9
- doubts9
- obtund9
- unshut9
- hoods9
- hound9
- hundo9
- thuds9
- bhut9
- boho9
- bosh9
- both9
- bush9
- hobo9
- hobs9
- hubs9
- boston8
- bouton8
- bonds8
- bound8
- bunds8
- bundt8
- doobs8
- doubt8
- hoots8
- hunts8
- shoon8
- shoot8
- shout8
- shunt8
- sooth8
- south8
- thous8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- doth8
- hods8
- hood8
- shod8
- thud8
- hob8
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