Words That Start With SOUTH
- 72 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With SOUTH
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With SOUTH 72 words
6-Letter Words Starting With SOUTH 1
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With SOUTH 2
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With SOUTH 6
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With SOUTH 13
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With SOUTH 8
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With SOUTH 11
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With SOUTH 13
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With SOUTH 8
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With SOUTH 3
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words Starting With SOUTH 4
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words Starting With SOUTH 2
How common is SOUTH at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 72 words that start with SOUTH. Most are 9 letters long, they average 16.4 points, the best is SOUTHWESTWARDLY (28 points) and 38.9% end in S.
- Total words
- 72
- Most common length
- 9 letters
- 13 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 16.4
- out of 28 max
- Longest word
- SOUTHEASTERNMOST
- 16 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 38.9% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 38.9%
- d 15.3%
- t 9.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ou100%
- ea13.9%
- ie4.2%
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 word that starts with SOUTH
s 1o 1u 1t 1h 4w 4e 1s 1t 1w 4a 1r 1d 2l 1y 4
S 1 + O 1 + U 1 + T 1 + H 4 + W 4 + E 1 + S 1 + T 1 + W 4 + A 1 + R 1 + D 2 + L 1 + Y 4 = 28 points
- Double word
- 56 pts
- Triple word
- 84 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
southwestwardly
- adverbin a southwestward direction
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How many words that start with SOUTH are there?
There are 72 words that start with SOUTH in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 13 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with SOUTH?
SOUTHWESTWARDLY is worth 28 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SOUTHERNIZING (26), SOUTHERNIZED (25), SOUTHWESTWARDS (24).
What are some common words that start with SOUTH?
Everyday examples include SOUTH, SOUTHERN, SOUTHWARD, SOUTHERNER, SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST, SOUTHERLY, SOUTHEASTERN. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with SOUTH?
SOUTHEASTERNMOST has 16 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, SOUTHEASTERN (12 letters) is the longest common one.