HUSWIFE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HUSWIFE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HUSWIFE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HUSWIFE is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HUSWIFE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
huswifesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HUSWIFE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HUSWIFE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does HUSWIFE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An old form of housewife; also, a small case holding needles, thread and other sewing items.
In earlier centuries a huswife was a woman who managed a household thriftily. The same word named a little sewing kit that soldiers and travellers carried. Both senses are old-fashioned, and the spelling huswife now appears mainly in historical texts.
How HUSWIFE is used
Huswife is an archaic spelling found in old books, museum catalogues and period fiction.
- The museum keeps a soldier's huswife with needles and thread inside.
- A good huswife, said the old proverb, wastes nothing.
- He found his mother's huswife at the bottom of the trunk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HUSWIFE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HUSWIFE
1 longer words begin with HUSWIFE.
Shorter words from the letters in HUSWIFE
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Common questions about HUSWIFE
- Is HUSWIFE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HUSWIFE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HUSWIFE worth?
- HUSWIFE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HUSWIFE mean?
- An old form of housewife; also, a small case holding needles, thread and other sewing items.
- What letters can be added to HUSWIFE?
- HUSWIFE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HUSWIFE:
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