Is SOUTHERNWOODS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SOUTHERNWOODS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SOUTHERNWOODS mean?
Southernwoods is a form of SOUTHERNWOOD.
- noun
shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America; sometimes used in brewing beer
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
13
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) + S (1) = 20 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 SOUTHERNWOODS
SOUTHERNWOODS 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 SOUTHERNWOODS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- southernwood19
- shootdowns17
- woodrushes17
- townhouses16
- shootdown16
- shutdowns16
- snowshoed16
- undershoots15
- honeworts15
- rowhouses15
- snowshoer15
- townhouse15
- whoresons15
- hoedowns15
- shutdown15
- snowshed15
- swooshed15
- woodhens15
- woodrush15
- undershoot14
- honewort14
- rowhouse14
- snowshoe14
- whoreson14
- hoedown14
- woodhen14
- wooshed14
- worthed14
- enshrouds13
- rosewoods13
- sourwoods13
- studhorse13
- undershot13
- undersows13
- undertows13
- unsoothed13
- woodnotes13
- woodtones13
- reshown13
- reshows13
- showers13
- whoseso13
- wooshes13
- wuthers13
- showed13
- shrewd13
- whored13
- southerns12
- southrons12
- enshroud12
- honoured12
- hounders12
- nutwoods12
- outrowed12
- rosewood12
- sonhoods12
- sourwood12
- thunders12
- undersow12
- undertow12
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