HOMELAND is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HOMELAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMELAND?
| 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 HOMELAND is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMELAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
homelandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOMELAND scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOMELAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMELAND has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOMELAND
- All 8 letters of HOMELAND are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOMELAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
The country where a person was born or where their people come from.
Homeland carries emotion that the plain word country lacks, as it points to roots and belonging. In South African history it also named the areas set aside for Black peoples under apartheid.
How HOMELAND is used
Used for national origin, exile and longing, and in a historical South African sense.
- After twenty years abroad, he finally returned to his homeland.
- Refugees fled their homeland to escape the war.
- Her songs speak of a homeland she has never seen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMELAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOMELAND
1 longer words begin with HOMELAND.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMELAND
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Common questions about HOMELAND
- Is HOMELAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMELAND, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMELAND worth?
- HOMELAND is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMELAND mean?
- The country where a person was born or where their people come from.
- What letters can be added to HOMELAND?
- HOMELAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOMELAND:
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