southerly
ADJECTIVEADVERBNOUN
/səðərli/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
southerly is a valid 9-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1O1U1T1H4E1R1L1Y4
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does southerly mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
From the south; used especially of wind.
“a hot southerly wind”
“the winds are southerly”
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2
Situated in or oriented toward the south.
“took a southerly course”
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ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1
Toward the south.
“the ship turned southerly”
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NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A wind from the south.
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OTHER · 1 SENSE
1
From the south.
“a wind blew southerly”