Is HOMELINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOMELINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOMELINESS mean?
- noun
having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance
- noun
an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful
“fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + M (3) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for HOMELINESS
HOMELINESS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from HOMELINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hemlines13
- homeless13
- hominess13
- inmeshes13
- lemonish13
- monishes13
- hemline12
- holisms12
- homines12
- menshes12
- solemnise11
- holiness11
- enmesh11
- hemins11
- holism11
- holmes11
- homies11
- inmesh11
- meshes11
- mohels11
- monish11
- moshes11
- shmoes11
- isohels10
- helms10
- hemes10
- hemin10
- holme10
- holms10
- homes10
- homie10
- mensh10
- mohel10
- shims10
- shmoe10
- eonisms9
- lissome9
- lomeins9
- meioses9
- nemesis9
- siemens9
- simnels9
- helios9
- hoises9
- holies9
- hosels9
- isohel9
- noshes9
- sheens9
- sheols9
- shiels9
- shines9
- sneesh9
- helm9
- heme9
- hems9
- hims9
- holm9
- home9
- homs9
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