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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.

  1. noun

    the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family

  2. noun

    land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law

  3. noun

    dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land

  4. verb

    settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
16
Letters
10

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.

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