HOUSECARL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HOUSECARL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOUSECARL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOUSECARL is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOUSECARL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOUSECARL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOUSECARL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOUSECARL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOUSECARL
- All 9 letters of HOUSECARL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOUSECARL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A member of the household bodyguard of a Danish or Anglo-Saxon king or noble before the Norman Conquest.
A housecarl was a professional soldier who swore loyalty to his lord, and King Canute is credited with organising them. At Hastings the English housecarls fought beside Harold to the end. The word is used almost only in history books and fiction.
How HOUSECARL is used
Housecarl is a historical term used for early medieval warriors in England and Scandinavia.
- Each housecarl swore loyalty to the king.
- The housecarls formed a shield wall on the hill.
- A housecarl guarded the hall at night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOUSECARL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HOUSECARL
The 9 tiles of HOUSECARL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HOUSECARL
3 longer words begin with HOUSECARL.
Shorter words from the letters in HOUSECARL
Showing 40 of 685. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about HOUSECARL
- Is HOUSECARL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOUSECARL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOUSECARL worth?
- HOUSECARL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOUSECARL mean?
- A member of the household bodyguard of a Danish or Anglo-Saxon king or noble before the Norman Conquest.
- What letters can be added to HOUSECARL?
- HOUSECARL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOUSECARL:
Open HOUSECARL in the Word Finder