Is HOMOPHONES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOMOPHONES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOMOPHONES mean?
Homophones is a form of HOMOPHONE.
- noun
two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + M (3) + O (1) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 HOMOPHONES
HOMOPHONES 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 HOMOPHONES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- homophone19
- phenoms14
- shopmen14
- oomphs13
- phenom13
- hoopoes12
- hemps12
- oomph12
- hoopoe11
- phones11
- phonos11
- hemp11
- homes10
- homos10
- hoops10
- hopes10
- mensh10
- mohos10
- pheos10
- phone10
- phono10
- phons10
- poohs10
- shmoe10
- hehs10
- mopes9
- poems9
- pomes9
- pomos9
- hems9
- heps9
- home9
- homo9
- homs9
- hoop9
- hope9
- hops9
- mesh9
- mhos9
- moho9
- mosh9
- ohms9
- pehs9
- pheo9
- phon9
- phos9
- pooh9
- posh9
- shmo9
- shop9
- soph9
- heh9
- shh9
- hones8
- hosen8
- shone8
- shoon8
- mope8
- mops8
- poem8
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