HOMEGROWN is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HOMEGROWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMEGROWN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMEGROWN is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMEGROWN
No single letter turns HOMEGROWN into another word.
How HOMEGROWN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOMEGROWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMEGROWN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOMEGROWN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Grown in one's own garden or produced locally, or more broadly originating in a particular country or region.
Homegrown vegetables are praised for freshness and for coming straight from the plot to the table. The word also describes talent, ideas or industries that develop within a place rather than being imported. A homegrown team, for example, is one built from local players.
How HOMEGROWN is used
Homegrown works for both food and local talent, and is common in everyday and news writing.
- The soup was made from homegrown tomatoes and herbs.
- The club is proud of its homegrown striker.
- The country is trying to build a homegrown film industry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMEGROWN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMEGROWN
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Common questions about HOMEGROWN
- Is HOMEGROWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMEGROWN, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMEGROWN worth?
- HOMEGROWN is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMEGROWN mean?
- Grown in one's own garden or produced locally, or more broadly originating in a particular country or region.
- What letters can be added to HOMEGROWN?
- No single letter can be added to HOMEGROWN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOMEGROWN:
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