8-Letter Words Starting With SOUTH
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With SOUTH
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With SOUTH 6 words
How common is SOUTH at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 eight-letter words that start with SOUTH. They average 12.5 points and the best is SOUTHPAW (16 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.5
- out of 16 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- N
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- n 33.3%
- g 16.7%
- s 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ou100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with SOUTH
s 1o 1u 1t 1h 4p 3a 1w 4
S 1 + O 1 + U 1 + T 1 + H 4 + P 3 + A 1 + W 4 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
southpaw
- nouna baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
- nouna person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right“their pitcher was a southpaw”
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How many eight-letter words that start with SOUTH are there?
There are 6 eight-letter words that start with SOUTH in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with SOUTH?
SOUTHPAW is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SOUTHSAY (14), SOUTHING (12), SOUTHERN (11).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with SOUTH score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include SOUTHSAY (14), SOUTHRON (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.