HOUSECARLES is valid in North America, not in Collins — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOUSECARLES is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
h4o1u1s1e1c3a1r1l1e1s1
Depends on the listHOUSECARLES · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HOUSECARLES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.45
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.09%
Our own measure of how useful HOUSECARLES is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOUSECARLES
No single letter turns HOUSECARLES into another word.
How HOUSECARLES scores
Scrabble h4o1u1s1e1c3a1r1l1e1s1 16
Words with Friends h3o1u2s1e1c4a1r1l2e1s1 18
Face value of the 11 tiles in HOUSECARLES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOUSECARLES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HOUSECARLES
housecarle15 housecarls15 aurochses14 choreuses14 housecarl14 leachours14 lecherous14 reachless14 shoelaces14 slouchers14 alehouses12 arseholes12 haloseres12 caroluses11 carousels11 casserole11 escaroles11 sucralose11 chasseur13 choleras13 chorales13 choruses13 chousers13 clashers13 echoless13 hercules13 lacheses13 leachers13 leachour13 orcheses13 raschels13 relaches13 scholars13 searches13 shoelace13 sloucher13 slouches13 alehouse11 arsehole11 earholes11
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Common questions about HOUSECARLES
- Is HOUSECARLES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOUSECARLES, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOUSECARLES worth?
- HOUSECARLES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOUSECARLES?
- No single letter can be added to HOUSECARLES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HOUSECARLES:
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