Is SOUTHERNWOOD a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SOUTHERNWOOD is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SOUTHERNWOOD mean?
- noun
shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America; sometimes used in brewing beer
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + W (4) + O (1) + O (1) + D (2) = 19 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 SOUTHERNWOOD
Single letters that turn SOUTHERNWOOD into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from SOUTHERNWOOD
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shootdown16
- honeworts15
- townhouse15
- hoedowns15
- shutdown15
- woodhens15
- woodrush15
- undershoot14
- honewort14
- rowhouse14
- whoreson14
- hoedown14
- woodhen14
- wooshed14
- worthed14
- undershot13
- undertows13
- unsoothed13
- woodnotes13
- woodtones13
- reshown13
- wuthers13
- showed13
- shrewd13
- whored13
- enshroud12
- honoured12
- hounders12
- nutwoods12
- outrowed12
- rosewood12
- sourwood12
- thunders12
- undersow12
- undertow12
- unhorsed12
- wondrous12
- woodnote12
- woodtone12
- reshow12
- rowths12
- shower12
- thrown12
- throws12
- whores12
- whorts12
- worths12
- wuther12
- dhows12
- outshone11
- outswore11
- outsworn11
- southern11
- southron11
- dehorns11
- dehorts11
- downers11
- drouths11
- honored11
- hotrods11
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