HOMESPUN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HOMESPUN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMESPUN?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMESPUN is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMESPUN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
homespunsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOMESPUN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOMESPUN, 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 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMESPUN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOMESPUN
- All 8 letters of HOMESPUN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOMESPUN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Plain and simple in manner, or made of cloth spun at home.
Homespun can praise honest, unpretentious wisdom, as in homespun advice from a grandparent. As a noun it also names the rough, loosely woven fabric that was once made on a household loom.
How HOMESPUN is used
Used both literally for cloth and figuratively for simple, down-to-earth ideas.
- He shared some homespun wisdom about the weather.
- She wore a coat of coarse homespun wool.
- The senator liked to give homespun speeches.
- The shop sells homespun fabrics from the hills.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMESPUN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOMESPUN
1 longer words begin with HOMESPUN.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMESPUN
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Common questions about HOMESPUN
- Is HOMESPUN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMESPUN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMESPUN worth?
- HOMESPUN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMESPUN mean?
- Plain and simple in manner, or made of cloth spun at home.
- What letters can be added to HOMESPUN?
- HOMESPUN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOMESPUN:
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