SOUTHWARD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SOUTHWARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOUTHWARD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOUTHWARD is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOUTHWARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
southwardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOUTHWARD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SOUTHWARD, 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 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOUTHWARD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SOUTHWARD
- All 9 letters of SOUTHWARD are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SOUTHWARD mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Towards the south.
Southward describes travel or direction, as in birds flying south for the winter. It can also be an adjective in phrases like a southward journey. The matching words are northward, eastward and westward.
How SOUTHWARD is used
Used for direction of travel or orientation, in everyday speech and in travel or nature writing.
- The geese flew southward at the first frost.
- The road bends southward after the bridge.
- We drove southward along the coast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOUTHWARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOUTHWARD
2 longer words begin with SOUTHWARD.
Shorter words from the letters in SOUTHWARD
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Common questions about SOUTHWARD
- Is SOUTHWARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOUTHWARD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOUTHWARD worth?
- SOUTHWARD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOUTHWARD mean?
- Towards the south.
- What letters can be added to SOUTHWARD?
- SOUTHWARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SOUTHWARD:
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