HOMOPHOBE is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. HOMOPHOBE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMOPHOBE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMOPHOBE is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMOPHOBE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
homophobesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOMOPHOBE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOMOPHOBE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMOPHOBE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOMOPHOBE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who strongly dislikes or fears gay people.
Homophobe is a label for someone whose prejudice against homosexuality shows in attitudes or behaviour. The related noun homophobia names the prejudice itself.
How HOMOPHOBE is used
Homophobe is used in news and social debate to describe prejudiced people.
- The campaign condemned every homophobe who harassed students.
- Nobody wants to be called a homophobe, yet prejudice persists.
- The speaker said a homophobe rarely changes without being challenged.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMOPHOBE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOMOPHOBE
1 longer words begin with HOMOPHOBE.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMOPHOBE
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Common questions about HOMOPHOBE
- Is HOMOPHOBE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMOPHOBE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMOPHOBE worth?
- HOMOPHOBE is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMOPHOBE mean?
- A person who strongly dislikes or fears gay people.
- What letters can be added to HOMOPHOBE?
- HOMOPHOBE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOMOPHOBE:
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