HOUSEMISTRESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOUSEMISTRESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept HOUSEMISTRESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOUSEMISTRESS is to know. It scores 18 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOUSEMISTRESS
No single letter turns HOUSEMISTRESS into another word.
How HOUSEMISTRESS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in HOUSEMISTRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOUSEMISTRESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOUSEMISTRESS
- The letter S appears four times in HOUSEMISTRESS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with HOUSEMISTRESS
1 longer words begin with HOUSEMISTRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in HOUSEMISTRESS
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Common questions about HOUSEMISTRESS
- Is HOUSEMISTRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOUSEMISTRESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOUSEMISTRESS worth?
- HOUSEMISTRESS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOUSEMISTRESS?
- No single letter can be added to HOUSEMISTRESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of HOUSEMISTRESS:
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