south: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with S · ends with H
Meaning of south
noun
- countable, uncountable
The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane.
Example: Germany is south of Denmark.
- countable, uncountable
The southern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
- countable, uncountable
In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the altar.
- countable, uncountable
The negative or south pole of a magnet.
Listed forms: souths.
Source: Wiktionary — south.
adj
- not-comparable
Toward the south; southward.
- not-comparable
from the south.
- not-comparable
Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
- not-comparable
Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.
Example: south highway 1
Source: Wiktionary — south.
adv
Toward the south; southward.
Downward.
- figuratively
In an adverse direction or trend.
Example: His fortunes have been going south ever since he was tricked into investing in that ostrich farm.
Of wind, from the south.
Source: Wiktionary — south.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for south.
noun
the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
- due south
- southward
- S
adverb
in a southern direction
- to the south
- in the south
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is south in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of south
S(1) + O(1) + U(1) + T(1) + H(4) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of south
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from south
32 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in south. Showing up to 24, longest first.