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Southerly

s 1o 1u 1t 1h 4e 1r 1l 1y 4

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · adverb · 9 letters · Common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does southerly mean?

noun

  1. a wind from the south

    Synonymssouth windsouther

adjective

  1. situated in or oriented toward the south

    “a southern exposure”

    Synonymssouthern

  2. from the south; used especially of wind

    “a hot southerly wind”

    Synonymssouthern

adverb

  1. toward the south

    “the ship turned southerly”

    Synonymssouthwardsouthwards

  2. from the south

    “a wind blew southerly”

Is SOUTHERLY 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) No

How many points is SOUTHERLY worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
s 1o 1u 1t 1h 4e 1r 1l 1y 4

Words With Friends

15 pts
s 1o 1u 2t 1h 3e 1r 1l 2y 3

Wordfeud

16 pts
s 1o 1u 2t 1h 4e 1r 1l 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
s 1o 1u 2t 1h 3e 1r 1l 2y 4

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

Words from the letters in SOUTHERLY

Words that end like SOUTHERLY

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

properlyutterlyformerlyeagerlyelderlyoverlybrotherlynortherlyquarterlybitterlycleverlyeasterlyfatherlygingerlymasterlymotherlysisterlytenderlywesterlymiserlyorderlydisorderlyimproperlynortheasterly
All words ending in -ERLY

Southerly: quick answers

Is SOUTHERLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SOUTHERLY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SOUTHERLY worth?
SOUTHERLY scores 15 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does southerly mean?
As a noun, southerly means “a wind from the south”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SOUTHERLY?
You can make 531 shorter words from SOUTHERLY, such as HOSTELRY, OUTHYRES, HELOTRY, HURLEYS. See the full list.