HOUSECOAT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HOUSECOAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOUSECOAT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOUSECOAT is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOUSECOAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
housecoatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOUSECOAT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOUSECOAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOUSECOAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOUSECOAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long, loose, lightweight garment worn at home over nightclothes or everyday clothes.
A housecoat is meant for comfort rather than for going out, and it is closer to a dressing gown than to a coat. It often fastens with a zip or buttons down the front. The word has an old-fashioned, homely feel.
How HOUSECOAT is used
Housecoat is used for casual home wear, especially in North America.
- She answered the door in her housecoat.
- A flowered housecoat hung on the bathroom hook.
- He slipped on a housecoat and went to make tea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOUSECOAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOUSECOAT
1 longer words begin with HOUSECOAT.
Shorter words from the letters in HOUSECOAT
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Common questions about HOUSECOAT
- Is HOUSECOAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOUSECOAT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOUSECOAT worth?
- HOUSECOAT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOUSECOAT mean?
- A long, loose, lightweight garment worn at home over nightclothes or everyday clothes.
- What letters can be added to HOUSECOAT?
- HOUSECOAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOUSECOAT:
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