HOMESTRETCH is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. HOMESTRETCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMESTRETCH?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMESTRETCH is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMESTRETCH
No single letter turns HOMESTRETCH into another word.
How HOMESTRETCH scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HOMESTRETCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMESTRETCH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOMESTRETCH
- HOMESTRETCH begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOMESTRETCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
The final straight section of a racecourse, or the last stage of any task or effort.
Runners hear the crowd roar as they enter the homestretch. Outside sport the word marks the point where a long project is almost over and the end is in sight.
How HOMESTRETCH is used
Homestretch is used literally about races and figuratively about nearly finished work.
- The filly pulled ahead in the homestretch.
- We are in the homestretch of the school term.
- The campaign entered the homestretch with a narrow lead.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMESTRETCH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOMESTRETCH
1 longer words begin with HOMESTRETCH.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMESTRETCH
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Common questions about HOMESTRETCH
- Is HOMESTRETCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMESTRETCH, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMESTRETCH worth?
- HOMESTRETCH is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMESTRETCH mean?
- The final straight section of a racecourse, or the last stage of any task or effort.
- What letters can be added to HOMESTRETCH?
- No single letter can be added to HOMESTRETCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HOMESTRETCH:
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