SOUTHWARDS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SOUTHWARDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
s1o1u1t1h4w4a1r1d2s1
PlayableSOUTHWARDS · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SOUTHWARDS?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.7
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.9%
Our own measure of how useful SOUTHWARDS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOUTHWARDS
No single letter turns SOUTHWARDS into another word.
How SOUTHWARDS scores
Scrabble s1o1u1t1h4w4a1r1d2s1 17
Words with Friends s1o1u2t1h3w4a1r1d2s1 17
Face value of the 10 tiles in SOUTHWARDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 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 SOUTHWARDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SOUTHWARDS
- SOUTHWARDS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SOUTHWARDS
southward16 washouts14 outdraws12 outwards12 toadrush12 shadows14 outwash13 swarths13 washout13 wroaths13 dourahs11 drouths11 outdraw11 outward11 sawdust11 shrouds11 towards11 uswards11 authors10 outwars10 strouds8 soutars7 shadow13 showds13 shrowd13 rowths12 shrows12 sowths12 swarth12 swaths12 thraws12 throws12 whatso12 whaurs12 whorts12 worths12 wraths12 wroath12 doshas10 dourah10
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Common questions about SOUTHWARDS
- Is SOUTHWARDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOUTHWARDS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOUTHWARDS worth?
- SOUTHWARDS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SOUTHWARDS?
- No single letter can be added to SOUTHWARDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SOUTHWARDS:
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