Is SOUTHWARDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SOUTHWARDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SOUTHWARDS mean?
- adverb
toward the south
“the ship turned southerly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + 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 SOUTHWARDS
SOUTHWARDS 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 SOUTHWARDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- southward16
- washouts14
- shadows14
- outwash13
- swarths13
- washout13
- shadow13
- outdraws12
- outwards12
- rowths12
- swarth12
- swaths12
- thraws12
- throws12
- whatso12
- whorts12
- worths12
- wraths12
- dhows12
- dourahs11
- drouths11
- outdraw11
- outward11
- sawdust11
- shrouds11
- towards11
- rowth11
- shaws11
- shows11
- shwas11
- swash11
- swath11
- thaws11
- thraw11
- throw11
- whats11
- whort11
- worth11
- wrath11
- wroth11
- dhow11
- authors10
- outwars10
- doshas10
- dourah10
- drouth10
- hoards10
- sadhus10
- shards10
- shroud10
- swards10
- swords10
- toward10
- haws10
- hows10
- shaw10
- show10
- shwa10
- thaw10
- wash10
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