Is HOMESTAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOMESTAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + M (3) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 17 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.
Definition
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See the definition of HomestaysHooks for HOMESTAYS
HOMESTAYS 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 HOMESTAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- homestay16
- shamoys15
- homeys14
- mythos14
- shamoy14
- thymes14
- homey13
- mashy13
- meshy13
- mothy13
- myths13
- thyme13
- hoseys12
- shyest12
- homy12
- myth12
- mahoes11
- mashes11
- mateys11
- mayest11
- moseys11
- moshes11
- myases11
- myoses11
- mysost11
- shames11
- shamos11
- shmoes11
- steamy11
- system11
- hasty11
- hosey11
- hoyas11
- shays11
- yeahs11
- atomy10
- etyma10
- haems10
- hames10
- homas10
- homes10
- mahoe10
- massy10
- matey10
- maths10
- mayos10
- mayst10
- meaty10
- messy10
- meths10
- mosey10
- mossy10
- motey10
- moths10
- samey10
- seamy10
- shame10
- shams10
- shmoe10
- smash10
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