southern: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 11 letter points · starts with S · ends with N
Meaning of southern
adj
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.
Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.
Example: The southern climate.
Of a wind: blowing from the south; southerly.
Listed forms: southernmost.
Source: Wiktionary — southern.
noun
Synonym of southerner.
Listed forms: southerns.
Source: Wiktionary — southern.
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 southern.
adjective
situated in or oriented toward the south
adjective
from the south; used especially of wind
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is southern in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of southern
S(1) + O(1) + U(1) + T(1) + H(4) + E(1) + R(1) + N(1) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of southern
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from southern
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