HOUSELLING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HOUSELLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOUSELLING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOUSELLING is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOUSELLING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
housellingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOUSELLING scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HOUSELLING, 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 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOUSELLING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOUSELLING mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicrare
The giving of the Eucharist, or the consecrated bread and wine themselves, in older religious usage.
Houselling belongs to the vocabulary of the medieval and early modern church. Modern readers meet it almost only in historical or liturgical texts.
How HOUSELLING is used
The word houselling is archaic and appears in religious history.
- The chronicle describes the houselling of the dying knight.
- Houselling was once expected before death.
- A priest was sent for to perform the houselling.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOUSELLING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOUSELLING
1 longer words begin with HOUSELLING.
Shorter words from the letters in HOUSELLING
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Common questions about HOUSELLING
- Is HOUSELLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOUSELLING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOUSELLING worth?
- HOUSELLING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOUSELLING mean?
- The giving of the Eucharist, or the consecrated bread and wine themselves, in older religious usage.
- What letters can be added to HOUSELLING?
- HOUSELLING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HOUSELLING:
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