Is SOUTHPAW a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SOUTHPAW is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SOUTHPAW mean?
- noun
a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
- noun
a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
“their pitcher was a southpaw”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + P (3) + A (1) + W (4) = 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 SOUTHPAW
Single letters that turn SOUTHPAW 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 SOUTHPAW
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- thwaps14
- washup14
- whaups14
- outwash13
- washout13
- pshaw13
- thwap13
- whaps13
- whaup13
- whops13
- whups13
- whatso12
- whap12
- whop12
- whup12
- pathos11
- potash11
- tophus11
- upshot11
- swath11
- thaws11
- whats11
- opahs10
- ouphs10
- paths10
- phots10
- phuts10
- shtup10
- staph10
- stowp10
- tophs10
- haws10
- hows10
- shaw10
- show10
- shwa10
- thaw10
- wash10
- what10
- whoa10
- outsaw9
- haps9
- hasp9
- hops9
- opah9
- ouph9
- pash9
- path9
- paws9
- phat9
- phos9
- phot9
- phut9
- posh9
- pows9
- push9
- shop9
- soph9
- swap9
- swop9
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