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South

s 1o 1u 1t 1h 4

About 1 syllable

noun · adjective · adverb · 5 letters · Very common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does south mean?

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

    Synonymsconfederacyconfederate statesconfederate states of americadixiedixieland

  3. the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees

    Synonymsdue southsouthwards

  4. a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city

  5. the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point

adjective

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

    “the south entrance”

adverb

  1. in a southern direction

    “we moved south”

    Synonymsto the southin the south

Is SOUTH a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

SOUTH is also on the original list of Wordle answers.

How many points is SOUTH worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
s 1o 1u 1t 1h 4

Words With Friends

8 pts
s 1o 1u 2t 1h 3

Wordfeud

9 pts
s 1o 1u 2t 1h 4

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
s 1o 1u 2t 1h 3

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SOUTH

Anagrams 3

houtsshoutthous

Hooks for SOUTH

Add one letter to the front or back of SOUTH to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

souths

Words that end like SOUTH

Common words that share the ending -OUTH, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

mouthyouthuncouth
All words ending in -OUTH

South: quick answers

Is SOUTH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SOUTH is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SOUTH worth?
SOUTH scores 8 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does south mean?
As a noun, south means “the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SOUTH?
You can make 37 shorter words from SOUTH, such as HOST, HOTS, HOUT, HUSO. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SOUTH?
SOUTH rearranges into HOUTS, SHOUT, THOUS.