HOMESTAY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HOMESTAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMESTAY?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMESTAY is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMESTAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
homestaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOMESTAY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOMESTAY, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMESTAY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOMESTAY
- All 8 letters of HOMESTAY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOMESTAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A stay as a paying guest in a local family's home, usually while studying or travelling abroad.
A homestay lets a student practise a new language at the dinner table instead of only in class. Travellers like it for cheap rooms and a real view of daily life; it also names a private house that takes guests.
How HOMESTAY is used
Homestay is common in language study, student exchange and tourism.
- She spent a month on a homestay in Spain.
- The homestay included breakfast and dinner.
- Our host family made the homestay very comfortable.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMESTAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOMESTAY
1 longer words begin with HOMESTAY.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMESTAY
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Common questions about HOMESTAY
- Is HOMESTAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMESTAY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMESTAY worth?
- HOMESTAY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMESTAY mean?
- A stay as a paying guest in a local family's home, usually while studying or travelling abroad.
- What letters can be added to HOMESTAY?
- HOMESTAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOMESTAY:
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