Unscramble SOUTHBOUND to get 234 words. SOUTHBOUND itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. BUHUNDS is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from SOUTHBOUND by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 1 with 8, 7 with 7, 24 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
OUTBOUNDS is the only one of the 9-letter words made with SOUTHBOUND letters; it scores 12 points.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in SOUTHBOUND: OUTBOUND, for 11 points.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SOUTHBOUND are led by BUHUND and BUNDHS, 12 points each. BOUNDS, DOUBTS and BOOTHS are the familiar ones.
BUNDH tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SOUTHBOUND at 11 points; next come BHOOT and BHUTS on 10. SOUTH, SOUND and BONUS will look familiar.
60 4-letter words from SOUTHBOUND; 10 of them share the top score of 9. BOTH, BUSH and THUS are everyday picks.
BOH, HOB and HUB are the top 3-letter words in SOUTHBOUND, 8 points each. NOT, BUT and HOT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of SOUTHBOUND but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SO · ending in ND · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; BHOOTS, BOOTHS, BUTOHS, OUTBOUND and UNHOODS (11 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SOUTHBOUND works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHBOUND itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 234) | 185 | 234 | 162 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
49 of the 234 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BUHUNDS, BUHUND, BUNDHS, OUTBOUNDS, BUNDH, BOOHS, UNSHOOT, UNSHOUT, BOHS, BOOH, BUNDUS, DUNSH and 37 more. 23 of the 234 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BUTOHS, BOHOS, BUTOH, HUNDOS, BOHO, HUNDO, DOHS, DOOBS, DOSH, DOH, DOOB, DUH and 11 more.