01 Word definition

southpaw

8 letters · 3 vowels · 5 consonants

Is SOUTHPAW a word?

Yes. SOUTHPAW is a 8-letter noun. a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell SOUTHPAW?

S-O-U-T-H-P-A-W

SOUTHPAW contains 8 letters, begins with S, and ends with W.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand

2noun

  1. a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right

    their pitcher was a southpaw
Synonyms
left-handed pitcherleft-handerleft handerlefthanderlefty
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score16points
Words With Friends17points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is SOUTHPAW spelled?

S1O2U3T4H5P6A7W8
Starts withSOUFirst 3 letters
Ends withPAWLast 3 letters
Unique letters8No repeated letters
Vowel balance3 / 5Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About SOUTHPAW.

How do you spell SOUTHPAW?

SOUTHPAW is spelled S-O-U-T-H-P-A-W. It contains 8 letters.