8-Letter Words With SOUTH
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With SOUTH
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With SOUTH 6 words
How often does SOUTH appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 eight-letter words containing 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 containing 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 containing SOUTH are there?
There are 6 eight-letter words containing 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 containing 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 containing SOUTH score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include SOUTHSAY (14), SOUTHRON (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.