HOUSEDRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HOUSEDRESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOUSEDRESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOUSEDRESS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOUSEDRESS
No single letter turns HOUSEDRESS into another word.
How HOUSEDRESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HOUSEDRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOUSEDRESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOUSEDRESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A plain, inexpensive dress meant to be worn for housework at home.
A housedress is made of washable fabric so it can take daily wear. The word has an old-fashioned flavour and recalls mid-century homemakers.
How HOUSEDRESS is used
The word housedress is used mostly in American English for everyday clothing at home.
- She tied an apron over her cotton housedress.
- A faded housedress hung on the back of the door.
- Grandmother kept her best clothes apart from her old housedress.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOUSEDRESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOUSEDRESS
1 longer words begin with HOUSEDRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in HOUSEDRESS
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Common questions about HOUSEDRESS
- Is HOUSEDRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOUSEDRESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOUSEDRESS worth?
- HOUSEDRESS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOUSEDRESS mean?
- A plain, inexpensive dress meant to be worn for housework at home.
- What letters can be added to HOUSEDRESS?
- No single letter can be added to HOUSEDRESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HOUSEDRESS:
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