HOMEBUILT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HOMEBUILT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMEBUILT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMEBUILT is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMEBUILT
No single letter turns HOMEBUILT into another word.
How HOMEBUILT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOMEBUILT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMEBUILT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOMEBUILT
- All 9 letters of HOMEBUILT are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOMEBUILT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Made at home by an individual or small group rather than bought from a manufacturer.
A homebuilt machine, whether a plane, a computer or a boat, reflects its builder's own skill and choices. Hobbyists take pride in such projects because no factory was involved. The word is closely tied to aircraft, but it fits many kinds of equipment.
How HOMEBUILT is used
Used for things assembled by amateurs, especially aircraft and electronics.
- He flew a homebuilt aircraft to the air show.
- The homebuilt computer outperformed many shop models.
- Their homebuilt boat took three summers to finish.
- A homebuilt telescope stood in the garden.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMEBUILT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMEBUILT
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Common questions about HOMEBUILT
- Is HOMEBUILT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMEBUILT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMEBUILT worth?
- HOMEBUILT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMEBUILT mean?
- Made at home by an individual or small group rather than bought from a manufacturer.
- What letters can be added to HOMEBUILT?
- No single letter can be added to HOMEBUILT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOMEBUILT:
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