HOUSEWIFE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HOUSEWIFE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOUSEWIFE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOUSEWIFE is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOUSEWIFE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
housewifeyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HOUSEWIFE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOUSEWIFE, 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 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOUSEWIFE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOUSEWIFE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A married woman whose main occupation is managing her home and family rather than working for pay.
Housewife was once a neutral label on forms and in surveys, but many people now prefer homemaker. Another older sense is a small sewing kit holding needles and thread. The term carries cultural baggage, so writers choose it deliberately.
How HOUSEWIFE is used
Housewife is considered somewhat dated and is still seen in history, fiction and older documents.
- My grandmother was a housewife who raised six children.
- The advertisement was aimed at the busy housewife of the 1950s.
- He carried a small housewife of needles in his kit bag.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOUSEWIFE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOUSEWIFE
11 longer words begin with HOUSEWIFE.
Shorter words from the letters in HOUSEWIFE
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Common questions about HOUSEWIFE
- Is HOUSEWIFE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOUSEWIFE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOUSEWIFE worth?
- HOUSEWIFE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOUSEWIFE mean?
- A married woman whose main occupation is managing her home and family rather than working for pay.
- What letters can be added to HOUSEWIFE?
- HOUSEWIFE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOUSEWIFE:
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