SOUTHPAW is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SOUTHPAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOUTHPAW?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOUTHPAW is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOUTHPAW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
southpawsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOUTHPAW scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SOUTHPAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOUTHPAW has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SOUTHPAW
- All 8 letters of SOUTHPAW are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SOUTHPAW mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A left-handed person, especially a boxer or baseball pitcher.
Southpaw is sports slang. In boxing it marks a fighter who leads with the right hand and right foot, and in baseball it marks a left-handed thrower, which can unsettle opposing batters.
How SOUTHPAW is used
Mostly used in boxing and baseball commentary.
- The southpaw threw a curveball that dropped sharply.
- Fighting a southpaw demands a change of footwork.
- The coach signed a young southpaw for the bullpen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOUTHPAW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOUTHPAW
1 longer words begin with SOUTHPAW.
Shorter words from the letters in SOUTHPAW
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Common questions about SOUTHPAW
- Is SOUTHPAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOUTHPAW, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOUTHPAW worth?
- SOUTHPAW is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOUTHPAW mean?
- A left-handed person, especially a boxer or baseball pitcher.
- What letters can be added to SOUTHPAW?
- SOUTHPAW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SOUTHPAW:
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