Is SOUTHERLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SOUTHERLIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SOUTHERLIES mean?
Southerlies is a form of SOUTHERLY.
- noun
a wind from the south
- adjective
situated in or oriented toward the south
“a southern exposure”
- adjective
from the south; used especially of wind
“a hot southerly wind”
- adverb
toward the south
“the ship turned southerly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 SOUTHERLIES
SOUTHERLIES 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 SOUTHERLIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hostelries13
- helotries12
- heterosis12
- hostelers12
- hoteliers12
- isotheres12
- theorises12
- tusheries12
- heirless11
- heisters11
- hoisters11
- holsters11
- horsiest11
- hosteler11
- hostiles11
- hostlers11
- hotelier11
- hourlies11
- housesit11
- housiest11
- hurtless11
- hustlers11
- isothere11
- luthiers11
- rehouses11
- relishes11
- rushiest11
- ruthless11
- sheitels11
- shelters11
- shelties11
- shorties11
- shouters11
- shoutier11
- slithers11
- sloshier11
- slushier11
- southers11
- theories11
- theorise11
- uroliths11
- eoliths10
- ethoses10
- heiress10
- heister10
- heriots10
- hessite10
- heteros10
- hirsels10
- hirsles10
- hirsute10
- hitless10
- hoister10
- holiest10
- holists10
- holster10
- horsies10
- horstes10
- hosiers10
- hostels10
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