Is HOMESICKNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOMESICKNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOMESICKNESS mean?
- noun
a longing to return home
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
12
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + M (3) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 23 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 HOMESICKNESS
HOMESICKNESS 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 HOMESICKNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chemokines21
- chemokine20
- homesick19
- kimchees19
- kimchee18
- hokinesses17
- mischosen16
- chokies16
- kenches16
- monkish16
- hominesses15
- smokiness15
- chemises15
- chessmen15
- echoisms15
- hokiness15
- mensches15
- mischose15
- sockmen15
- cheeks15
- chinks15
- chokes15
- hoicks15
- shocks15
- sickness14
- chemise14
- echoism14
- knishes14
- schemes14
- schisms14
- schmoes14
- shikses14
- skoshes14
- smocks14
- cheek14
- chink14
- choke14
- hecks14
- hicks14
- hocks14
- hoick14
- kench14
- shock14
- kenosises13
- cohesins13
- hominess13
- inmeshes13
- monishes13
- sickees13
- sickens13
- smokies13
- sokemen13
- chemos13
- chimes13
- mensch13
- miches13
- mochis13
- scheme13
- schism13
- schmoe13
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