HOMOGRAPH is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. HOMOGRAPH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMOGRAPH?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMOGRAPH is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMOGRAPH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOMOGRAPH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOMOGRAPH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMOGRAPH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOMOGRAPH
- HOMOGRAPH 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 HOMOGRAPH mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
One of two or more words spelled alike but different in meaning or origin.
Words such as bow, lead and bat are homographs: the letters match, but the senses do not. Some are also pronounced differently, which can trick learners reading aloud.
How HOMOGRAPH is used
Homograph is a linguistic term, a close relative of homophone and homonym.
- Lead the metal and lead the verb are a homograph pair.
- A homograph can confuse a spelling checker.
- The teacher gave a quiz on each homograph in the list.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMOGRAPH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOMOGRAPH
4 longer words begin with HOMOGRAPH.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMOGRAPH
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Common questions about HOMOGRAPH
- Is HOMOGRAPH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMOGRAPH, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMOGRAPH worth?
- HOMOGRAPH is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMOGRAPH mean?
- One of two or more words spelled alike but different in meaning or origin.
- What letters can be added to HOMOGRAPH?
- HOMOGRAPH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOMOGRAPH:
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