HOMOPHONY is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. HOMOPHONY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMOPHONY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMOPHONY is to know. It scores 22 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMOPHONY
No single letter turns HOMOPHONY into another word.
How HOMOPHONY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOMOPHONY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMOPHONY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOMOPHONY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The quality of sounding the same, as with words of different meaning, or a musical texture with one leading voice.
In linguistics homophony explains why "knight" and "night" can be confused when heard aloud. In music it describes a melody carried over supporting chords, unlike the interwoven lines of polyphony. The two fields share only the root idea of "same sound".
How HOMOPHONY is used
Used in linguistics for matching pronunciation and in music for single-melody texture.
- English homophony makes spelling tests tricky.
- Hymns are often written in homophony, with the tune on top.
- Puns often rely on homophony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMOPHONY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMOPHONY
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Common questions about HOMOPHONY
- Is HOMOPHONY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMOPHONY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMOPHONY worth?
- HOMOPHONY is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMOPHONY mean?
- The quality of sounding the same, as with words of different meaning, or a musical texture with one leading voice.
- What letters can be added to HOMOPHONY?
- No single letter can be added to HOMOPHONY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOMOPHONY:
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