Is SOUTHWESTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SOUTHWESTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SOUTHWESTS mean?
Southwests is a form of SOUTHWEST.
- noun
the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
- noun
the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
- noun
the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point
- noun
a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 10
S (1) + O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + W (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 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 SOUTHWESTS
SOUTHWESTS 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 SOUTHWESTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- southwest15
- howes11
- shews11
- shows11
- thews11
- whets11
- whose11
- hostess10
- tussehs10
- hews10
- howe10
- hows10
- shew10
- show10
- thew10
- whet10
- hosses9
- houses9
- shotes9
- shotts9
- shouts9
- shutes9
- souths9
- toshes9
- tushes9
- tusseh9
- wusses9
- hew9
- how9
- who9
- ethos8
- hests8
- hoses8
- hosts8
- house8
- shoes8
- shote8
- shots8
- shott8
- shout8
- shute8
- shuts8
- soths8
- south8
- stews8
- stows8
- swots8
- teths8
- those8
- thous8
- wests8
- outsets7
- setouts7
- eths7
- hest7
- hets7
- hoes7
- hose7
- hoss7
- host7
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