HOUSEPAINTER is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HOUSEPAINTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOUSEPAINTER?
| 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 HOUSEPAINTER is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOUSEPAINTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
housepaintersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOUSEPAINTER scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in HOUSEPAINTER, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOUSEPAINTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOUSEPAINTER
- HOUSEPAINTER contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOUSEPAINTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tradesperson who paints the walls, ceilings and woodwork of buildings.
A housepainter works indoors and out, preparing surfaces before applying coats. The job differs from that of an artist, though the two words are sometimes joked about together. The term is often written as two words.
How HOUSEPAINTER is used
Housepainter is a common trade name in building and renovation work.
- The housepainter finished the hallway in a single day.
- My uncle worked as a housepainter for thirty years.
- We hired a housepainter to repaint the fence before winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOUSEPAINTER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HOUSEPAINTER
The 12 tiles of HOUSEPAINTER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HOUSEPAINTER
1 longer words begin with HOUSEPAINTER.
Shorter words from the letters in HOUSEPAINTER
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Common questions about HOUSEPAINTER
- Is HOUSEPAINTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOUSEPAINTER, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOUSEPAINTER worth?
- HOUSEPAINTER is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOUSEPAINTER mean?
- A tradesperson who paints the walls, ceilings and woodwork of buildings.
- What letters can be added to HOUSEPAINTER?
- HOUSEPAINTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of HOUSEPAINTER:
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