Is HOMESTEADS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOMESTEADS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOMESTEADS mean?
Homesteads is a form of HOMESTEAD.
- noun
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
- noun
land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
- noun
dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
- verb
settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + M (3) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 16 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 HOMESTEADS
HOMESTEADS 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 HOMESTEADS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- homestead15
- hematoses14
- emdashes14
- headmost14
- methods13
- smashed13
- headsets12
- emdash12
- mashed12
- meshed12
- method12
- moshed12
- shamed12
- themed12
- deashes11
- headset11
- stashed11
- mahoes11
- mashes11
- meshes11
- moshes11
- shames11
- shamos11
- shmoes11
- themes11
- homed11
- demasts10
- demoses10
- demotes10
- ethoses10
- oedemas10
- steamed10
- dashes10
- deaths10
- doshas10
- doshes10
- hasted10
- heated10
- hosted10
- sadhes10
- sashed10
- shades10
- haems10
- hames10
- hemes10
- homas10
- homes10
- mahoe10
- maths10
- meths10
- moths10
- shame10
- shams10
- shmoe10
- smash10
- theme10
- mesteso9
- adeems9
- demast9
- demote9
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