HOUSEHOLD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HOUSEHOLD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOUSEHOLD?
| 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 HOUSEHOLD is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOUSEHOLD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
householdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOUSEHOLD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOUSEHOLD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOUSEHOLD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOUSEHOLD mean in Scrabble?
noun
All the people living together in one home, regarded as a single unit.
A household may be a family, a group of friends or a single person living alone. Statisticians count a household as the basic unit for surveys of income and spending. The word also appears as an adjective, as in household chores.
How HOUSEHOLD is used
Used in everyday and official language for those who share a home.
- Every household in the street received a leaflet.
- Her household consists of two adults and three children.
- The cost of food rose for the average household.
- A busy household needs a clear cleaning rota.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOUSEHOLD and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOUSEHOLD
4 longer words begin with HOUSEHOLD.
Shorter words from the letters in HOUSEHOLD
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Common questions about HOUSEHOLD
- Is HOUSEHOLD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOUSEHOLD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOUSEHOLD worth?
- HOUSEHOLD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOUSEHOLD mean?
- All the people living together in one home, regarded as a single unit.
- What letters can be added to HOUSEHOLD?
- HOUSEHOLD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOUSEHOLD:
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