SOUTHWESTERN is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SOUTHWESTERN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
s1o1u1t1h4w4e1s1t1e1r1n1
PlayableSOUTHWESTERN · 12 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SOUTHWESTERN?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful SOUTHWESTERN is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOUTHWESTERN
No single letter turns SOUTHWESTERN into another word.
How SOUTHWESTERN scores
Scrabble s1o1u1t1h4w4e1s1t1e1r1n1 18
Words with Friends s1o1u2t1h3w4e1s1t1e1r1n2 19
Face value of the 12 tiles in SOUTHWESTERN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOUTHWESTERN has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SOUTHWESTERN
3 longer words begin with SOUTHWESTERN.
Shorter words from the letters in SOUTHWESTERN
southwester17 northwests16 whetstones16 heronsews15 northwest15 southwest15 whereunto15 whetstone15 honestest12 otherness12 outwrests12 southerns12 thereunto12 threnoses12 untethers12 onsetters9 outsteers9 roussette9 stentours9 utterness9 heronsew14 nowheres14 outthrew14 unworths14 wershest14 whereout14 whetters14 enthuses11 ethnoses11 hereunto11 honester11 huntress11 onrushes11 outwrest11 rehouses11 senhores11 shortens11 shortest11 shouters11 shunters11
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Common questions about SOUTHWESTERN
- Is SOUTHWESTERN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOUTHWESTERN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOUTHWESTERN worth?
- SOUTHWESTERN is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SOUTHWESTERN?
- No single letter can be added to SOUTHWESTERN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SOUTHWESTERN:
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