Is HOMEY valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMEY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is HOMEY worth?

HOMEY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HOMEY?

HOMEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

HOMEY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points

Yes. HOMEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.

h4o1m3e1y4

PlayableHOMEY · 5 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF

13points in Scrabble

12points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 98,031odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept HOMEY?

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: 39 / 100

39WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.6

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.2%

Our own measure of how useful HOMEY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HOMEY

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

homeys14

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How HOMEY scores

Scrabble h4o1m3e1y4 13

Words with Friends h3o1m4e1y3 12

Face value of the 5 tiles in HOMEY, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
h	1	2
o	1	8
m	1	2
e	1	12
y	1	2

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.

What does HOMEY mean in Scrabble?

adjective

informal

Comfortable, warm, and welcoming, in the manner of a well-loved home.

A homey room, restaurant, or cabin feels relaxed and personal rather than formal or impersonal, often through simple furnishings, soft lighting, or familiar smells. The word extends the comfort of home life to a place that is not actually someone's house, such as a cafe or a hotel room. People also use homey to describe a person's manner as friendly and unpretentious. The spelling homey is common in North American English, alongside the older form homely.

How HOMEY is used

Informal, used to praise a place or atmosphere as comfortable and welcoming rather than grand or formal.

The small inn had a homey feel with quilts on every bed.
She decorated the office to make it feel more homey.
The cafe was known for its homey atmosphere and good coffee.
His homey manner put nervous guests at ease.
They chose the cottage for its homey, lived-in charm.

Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.

Words starting with HOMEY

homeys14 homeyness17 homeynesses19

3 longer words begin with HOMEY.

Shorter words from the letters in HOMEY

homy12 home9 hey9 hoy9 hye9 yeh9 hem8 hom8 meh8 mho8 moy8 ohm8 yom8 hoe6 oye6 emo5 moe5 hm7 my7 eh5 he5 ho5 oh5 oy5 ye5 yo5 em4 me4 mo4 om4 oe2

Common questions about HOMEY

Is HOMEY valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMEY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HOMEY worth?: HOMEY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What does HOMEY mean?: Comfortable, warm, and welcoming, in the manner of a well-loved home.
What letters can be added to HOMEY?: HOMEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOMEY:

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