HOUSEWIFERY is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. HOUSEWIFERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOUSEWIFERY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOUSEWIFERY is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOUSEWIFERY
No single letter turns HOUSEWIFERY into another word.
How HOUSEWIFERY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HOUSEWIFERY, 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 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOUSEWIFERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOUSEWIFERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
The skill and work of running a household, including cooking, cleaning and managing domestic affairs.
Housewifery is an old-fashioned word that appears in historical books and manuals of home management. A Victorian guide to housewifery might cover preserving fruit and keeping accounts. The word has now been largely replaced by terms like homemaking.
How HOUSEWIFERY is used
Dated; found in historical writing and old household guides.
- Her grandmother taught her the arts of housewifery.
- The manual on housewifery included advice on baking.
- Skilled housewifery kept the farm household running.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOUSEWIFERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HOUSEWIFERY
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Common questions about HOUSEWIFERY
- Is HOUSEWIFERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOUSEWIFERY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOUSEWIFERY worth?
- HOUSEWIFERY is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOUSEWIFERY mean?
- The skill and work of running a household, including cooking, cleaning and managing domestic affairs.
- What letters can be added to HOUSEWIFERY?
- No single letter can be added to HOUSEWIFERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HOUSEWIFERY:
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