Definitions For Southwest

noun

  • A location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city
  • The southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
  • The compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
  • The direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point
  • The direction between south and west
  • The southwestern part of a country or region ; especially : the southwestern part of the U.S.

adjective

  • Situated in or oriented toward the southwest
  • Coming from the southwest

adverb

  • To, toward, or in the southwest

verb

  • To or toward the southwest

Is Southwest a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
15

The word Southwest is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Southwest in a Sentence

  • It's about 80 miles southwest of here.
  • A mountain range is in the southwest of the country.
  • These plants grow in the Southwest.
  • The southwest corner of the building

Synonyms for Southwest

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