HOMBRE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HOMBRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMBRE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMBRE is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMBRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hombresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOMBRE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HOMBRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does HOMBRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A man, especially a tough or notable one, in casual American speech borrowed from Spanish.
Hombre is simply the Spanish word for man, taken into English through the American Southwest. In English it carries a flavour of the frontier and of Western films, where it names a fellow of a certain kind, often a rugged or dangerous one. Speakers also use it jokingly as a friendly form of address.
How HOMBRE is used
Informal and slightly colourful; common in Western stories and in joking talk.
- The sheriff eyed the strange hombre at the end of the bar.
- He is a tough hombre when it comes to bargaining.
- Every old Western has a quiet hombre who rides into town.
- Hey hombre, how about a cup of coffee?
- The novel describes a dusty hombre with a worn leather hat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMBRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOMBRE
1 longer words begin with HOMBRE.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMBRE
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Common questions about HOMBRE
- Is HOMBRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMBRE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMBRE worth?
- HOMBRE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMBRE mean?
- A man, especially a tough or notable one, in casual American speech borrowed from Spanish.
- What letters can be added to HOMBRE?
- HOMBRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HOMBRE:
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