HOMBURG is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HOMBURG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMBURG?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMBURG is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMBURG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
homburgsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOMBURG scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HOMBURG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
What does HOMBURG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man's felt hat with a narrow curled brim and a crown with a lengthwise dent.
The homburg is named after a German spa town where it became fashionable in the late nineteenth century. It has long been linked with formal daywear and with politicians and diplomats in photographs of the early twentieth century.
How HOMBURG is used
Homburg is the name of a specific style of hat, usually dark and worn with a coat.
- He wore a grey homburg and a long overcoat to the ceremony.
- The old photograph showed three men in homburg hats on the platform.
- A homburg looks smarter than a flat cap but less stiff than a top hat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMBURG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOMBURG
1 longer words begin with HOMBURG.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMBURG
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Common questions about HOMBURG
- Is HOMBURG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMBURG, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMBURG worth?
- HOMBURG is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMBURG mean?
- A man's felt hat with a narrow curled brim and a crown with a lengthwise dent.
- What letters can be added to HOMBURG?
- HOMBURG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HOMBURG:
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