Is SOUTHWESTER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SOUTHWESTER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SOUTHWESTER mean?
- noun
a strong wind from the southwest
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + W (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (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 SOUTHWESTER
Single letters that turn SOUTHWESTER 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 hooks2
Words you can make from SOUTHWESTER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- southwest15
- outthrew14
- whetters14
- reshows13
- shewers13
- showers13
- towhees13
- trowths13
- wethers13
- whereto13
- whetter13
- wuthers13
- hewers12
- reshow12
- rowths12
- shewer12
- shower12
- shrews12
- throws12
- towhee12
- trowth12
- wether12
- wheres12
- whores12
- whorts12
- worths12
- wuther12
- rehouses11
- shortest11
- shouters11
- shutters11
- southers11
- swotters11
- thereout11
- hewer11
- howes11
- rowth11
- shews11
- shows11
- shrew11
- thews11
- threw11
- throw11
- where11
- whets11
- whore11
- whort11
- whose11
- worth11
- wroth11
- ethoses10
- heteros10
- horstes10
- housers10
- rehouse10
- reshoes10
- rushees10
- sheroes10
- shouter10
- shutter10
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