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Is SOUTH a Scrabble Word?

Yes, SOUTH is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a noun, an adjective and an adverb, most often meaning “the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line”.

Quick answer

Is SOUTH a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. SOUTH is a valid 5-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends, and it has 3 anagrams: SHOUT, HOUTS, THOUS.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
5
Scrabble
8 pts
Words With Friends
8 pts
Anagrams
3
Familiarity
100th percentile

SOUTH meaning and definition

SOUTH has 4 common senses and works as a noun, an adjective and an adverb. The most common meaning is listed first.

SOUTH as a noun

  1. The region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line.
  2. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.

SOUTH as an adjective

  1. Situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south.

SOUTH as an adverb

  1. In a southern direction.

SOUTH Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

SOUTH scores 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is H, worth 4 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
S11
O11
U12
T11
H43
Total88

SOUTH on premium squares

On a double word square SOUTH scores 16 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 24. Putting H on a triple letter square instead adds 8 points. Its middling value makes it a flexible play for scoring steadily without breaking up a strong rack. At 5 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Rearranging the letters of SOUTH

3 words use exactly the same 5 letters as SOUTH. See all anagrams of SOUTH.

  • shout8
  • houts8
  • thous8

Shorter words hiding in SOUTH

The letters S, O, U, T, H make 37 shorter words, up to 4 letters long. Most common first. Unscramble SOUTH: all 37 words.

Words like SOUTH

One-letter changes to SOUTH, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in SOUTH

  • mouth10
  • youth11
  • couth10
  • sooth8
  • sough9
  • fouth11
  • routh8
  • souts5
  • sowth11

Add one letter to SOUTH

  • scouth11
  • souths9
  • stouth9

Remove one letter from SOUTH

  • soth7
  • sout4

More 5-letter words starting with SO

  • sound6
  • solid6
  • sober7
  • souse5
  • solve8
  • sorry8
  • soddy10
  • sooty8
  • soapy10
  • sodom8
  • soggy10
  • sonic7
  • soppy12
  • sorus5
  • soupy10
  • solar5
  • soled6
  • sonar5

SOUTH word facts

SOUTH is a 5-letter word with 5 distinct letters: 2 vowels (O and U) and 3 consonants. It starts with S and ends with H. By corpus frequency, SOUTH is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters S, O, U, T, H on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 5 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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SOUTH Scrabble word FAQ

Is SOUTH a Scrabble word?

Yes. SOUTH is a valid 5-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does SOUTH mean?

SOUTH is used as a noun, an adjective and an adverb. Its most common meaning is “the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line”.

How many points is SOUTH worth in Scrabble?

SOUTH is worth 8 points in Scrabble: S (1) + O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4). On a double word square it scores 16, and on a triple word square 24.

How many points is SOUTH in Words With Friends?

SOUTH is worth 8 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of SOUTH?

SOUTH has 3 anagrams: SHOUT, HOUTS, THOUS. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in SOUTH?

You can make 37 shorter words from the letters in SOUTH, including SHUT, OUT, SO and SHOT.

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