HOMEPORT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HOMEPORT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMEPORT?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMEPORT is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMEPORT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
homeportsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOMEPORT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOMEPORT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMEPORT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOMEPORT mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
The port where a ship is registered or from which it usually operates.
Navies assign each warship a homeport where its crew is based and its repairs are done. The same word also works as a verb, meaning to assign a ship to such a port.
How HOMEPORT is used
Used in naval and shipping writing, often with a possessive such as the ship's homeport.
- The carrier returned to its homeport after six months.
- Norfolk is the homeport of many ships of the fleet.
- Families waited on the pier at the homeport.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMEPORT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOMEPORT
3 longer words begin with HOMEPORT.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMEPORT
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Common questions about HOMEPORT
- Is HOMEPORT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMEPORT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMEPORT worth?
- HOMEPORT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMEPORT mean?
- The port where a ship is registered or from which it usually operates.
- What letters can be added to HOMEPORT?
- HOMEPORT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOMEPORT:
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