Is HOMOPHONOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOMOPHONOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOMOPHONOUS mean?
- adjective
characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way
“`horse' and `hoarse' are homophonous words”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + M (3) + O (1) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 21 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 HOMOPHONOUS
HOMOPHONOUS 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 HOMOPHONOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- humphs16
- humph15
- oomphs13
- hoopoos12
- humps12
- oomph12
- umphs12
- hoopoo11
- phonos11
- hump11
- umph11
- homos10
- hoops10
- mohos10
- ouphs10
- phono10
- phons10
- poohs10
- hunh10
- hush10
- pomos9
- homo9
- homs9
- hoop9
- hops9
- hums9
- mhos9
- moho9
- mosh9
- mush9
- ohms9
- ouph9
- phon9
- phos9
- pooh9
- posh9
- push9
- shmo9
- shop9
- soph9
- huh9
- shh9
- shoon8
- mops8
- pomo8
- poms8
- sump8
- umps8
- hom8
- hop8
- hum8
- hup8
- mho8
- ohm8
- pho8
- poh8
- monos7
- moons7
- muons7
- nomos7
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