Is SOUTHWESTERLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SOUTHWESTERLIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SOUTHWESTERLIES mean?
Southwesterlies is a form of SOUTHWESTERLY.
- adjective
coming from the southwest
“the winds are southwesterly”
- adjective
situated in or oriented toward the southwest
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
15
Letters
S (1) + O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + W (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 SOUTHWESTERLIES
SOUTHWESTERLIES 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 SOUTHWESTERLIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- southwesters18
- southwester17
- showerless16
- southwests16
- housesitters15
- erewhiles15
- erstwhile15
- otherwise15
- outwhirls15
- outwishes15
- southwest15
- whistlers15
- whiteouts15
- whittlers15
- worthiest15
- worthless15
- housesitter14
- outwrestles14
- shutterless14
- silhouettes14
- southerlies14
- erewhile14
- outthrew14
- outwhirl14
- showiest14
- sweetish14
- swishers14
- swishest14
- swithers14
- thewiest14
- thewless14
- thowless14
- welshers14
- wheelers14
- wheelies14
- whetters14
- whistler14
- whistles14
- whiteout14
- whitters14
- whittler14
- whittles14
- whortles14
- whosises14
- wishless14
- withouts14
- worthies14
- hostelries13
- outwrestle13
- shortlists13
- silhouette13
- streetwise13
- sweltriest13
- treehouses13
- usherettes13
- westerlies13
- wirelesses13
- howlers13
- howlets13
- outwish13
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