HOMEBODY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HOMEBODY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMEBODY?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMEBODY is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMEBODY
No single letter turns HOMEBODY into another word.
How HOMEBODY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOMEBODY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMEBODY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOMEBODY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person who prefers to stay at home and seldom travels or goes out.
Calling someone a homebody is usually affectionate rather than critical. It suggests contentment with familiar routines, in contrast to a restless traveller or party-goer.
How HOMEBODY is used
Common in casual speech to describe a quiet, domestic temperament.
- My brother is a homebody who hates airports.
- As a confirmed homebody, she spent holidays gardening.
- He joked that he was too much of a homebody for a world tour.
- Being a homebody saves money on weekends.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMEBODY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMEBODY
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Common questions about HOMEBODY
- Is HOMEBODY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMEBODY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMEBODY worth?
- HOMEBODY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMEBODY mean?
- A person who prefers to stay at home and seldom travels or goes out.
- What letters can be added to HOMEBODY?
- No single letter can be added to HOMEBODY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOMEBODY:
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