Words that start with SOU

171 words begin with SOU, and SOUTHWESTWARDS scores the most at 24 points.

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14-letter words count:4

13-letter words count:7

12-letter words count:9

11-letter words count:15

10-letter words count:24

9-letter words count:26

8-letter words count:31

7-letter words count:24

6-letter words count:16

5-letter words count:9

4-letter words count:5

3-letter words count:1

The words in full

Searching for words that begin with SOU turns up 171 of them, grouped below by how long they are.

4 words reach 14 letters, the longest here. The bulk sit at 8 letters with 31 entries.

The useful details

Scrabble values put SOUTHWESTWARDS at 24 points on top. Words With Friends scores it differently and prefers SOUNDPROOFING at 25.

Top of the list by length: SOUTHWESTWARDS, SOUTHEASTWARDS and SOUTHERNNESSES, all 14 letters.

Only the highest-scoring words are shown. Use the solver above with a starting or ending filter to find the rest.

What some of these mean

southwestward
toward the southwest
southwesterly
coming from the southwest
southeastward
toward the southeast
southeasterly
coming from the southeast
southernwood
shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America

Common questions

How many words start with SOU?
171, ranging from 3 to 14 letters.
What is the best scoring word that starts with SOU?
SOUTHWESTWARDS, worth 24 points in Scrabble.
What is the longest word that starts with SOU?
SOUTHWESTWARDS and SOUTHEASTWARDS, at 14 letters.