Is SOUTHPAWS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SOUTHPAWS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SOUTHPAWS mean?
Southpaws is a form of SOUTHPAW.
- 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
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 9
S (1) + O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + P (3) + A (1) + W (4) + S (1) = 17 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 SOUTHPAWS
SOUTHPAWS 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 SOUTHPAWS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- southpaw16
- washups15
- washouts14
- pshaws14
- thwaps14
- washup14
- whaups14
- outwash13
- washout13
- pshaw13
- thwap13
- whaps13
- whaup13
- whops13
- whups13
- upshots12
- swaths12
- whatso12
- whap12
- whop12
- whup12
- pathos11
- potash11
- shtups11
- staphs11
- stowps11
- tophus11
- upshot11
- shaws11
- shows11
- shwas11
- swash11
- swath11
- thaws11
- whats11
- hasps10
- opahs10
- ouphs10
- paths10
- phots10
- phuts10
- shops10
- shtup10
- sophs10
- staph10
- stowp10
- swaps10
- swops10
- tophs10
- wasps10
- haws10
- hows10
- shaw10
- show10
- shwa10
- thaw10
- wash10
- what10
- whoa10
- outpass9
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