HOMESICK is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HOMESICK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMESICK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMESICK 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 HOMESICK
No single letter turns HOMESICK into another word.
How HOMESICK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOMESICK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMESICK has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOMESICK
- All 8 letters of HOMESICK are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOMESICK mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Feeling sad and longing for home while away from it.
Homesick describes a feeling that tends to strike students, soldiers and travellers, often in the evenings or at holidays. It comes from missing familiar people, food and surroundings rather than from any illness.
How HOMESICK is used
Used of anyone separated from home, often followed by for plus the place missed.
- The new boarder felt homesick on her first night.
- He grew homesick for his grandmother's kitchen.
- Homesick sailors sang songs about the harbour.
- A homesick child will often ask to call home.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMESICK and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOMESICK
2 longer words begin with HOMESICK.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMESICK
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Common questions about HOMESICK
- Is HOMESICK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMESICK, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMESICK worth?
- HOMESICK is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMESICK mean?
- Feeling sad and longing for home while away from it.
- What letters can be added to HOMESICK?
- No single letter can be added to HOMESICK to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOMESICK:
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