HOMEWORK is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. HOMEWORK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMEWORK?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMEWORK is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMEWORK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
homeworksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOMEWORK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOMEWORK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMEWORK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOMEWORK mean in Scrabble?
noun
Schoolwork set by a teacher to be done outside the classroom.
Homework is uncountable, so people say a lot of homework, never a homeworks. It also has a figurative sense: doing your homework means researching a subject before an important meeting or decision.
How HOMEWORK is used
Homework is common in talk about school and in the phrase do your homework.
- I have maths homework to finish tonight.
- The teacher gave no homework over the holiday.
- He did his homework before the interview.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMEWORK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOMEWORK
5 longer words begin with HOMEWORK.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMEWORK
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Common questions about HOMEWORK
- Is HOMEWORK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMEWORK, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMEWORK worth?
- HOMEWORK is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMEWORK mean?
- Schoolwork set by a teacher to be done outside the classroom.
- What letters can be added to HOMEWORK?
- HOMEWORK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOMEWORK:
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