Is SOUTHWESTWARD a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SOUTHWESTWARD is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SOUTHWESTWARD mean?
- noun
the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
- adjective
toward the southwest
- adverb
in a southwestward direction
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
13
Letters
S (1) + O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + W (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) = 23 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 SOUTHWESTWARD
Single letters that turn SOUTHWESTWARD 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 hooks1
Words you can make from SOUTHWESTWARD
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- southwards17
- shadowers16
- southward16
- westwards16
- outwashes15
- southwest15
- watthours15
- shadower15
- thwarted15
- towheads15
- westward15
- outthrew14
- sawhorse14
- swathers14
- washouts14
- watthour14
- shadows14
- swashed14
- swathed14
- thrawed14
- towhead14
- worthed14
- wrathed14
- whews14
- outwasted13
- studhorse13
- hawsers13
- outwash13
- reshows13
- showers13
- swarths13
- swasher13
- swather13
- swathes13
- thawers13
- thwarts13
- trowths13
- washers13
- washout13
- wowsers13
- wreaths13
- wuthers13
- shadow13
- shawed13
- showed13
- shrewd13
- thawed13
- washed13
- whored13
- whew13
- authoress12
- outswears12
- outwastes12
- rheostats12
- southeast12
- authored12
- outdraws12
- outheard12
- outwards12
- stewards12
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