Is HOUSEKEEPING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOUSEKEEPING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOUSEKEEPING mean?
- noun
the work of cleaning and running a house
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
12
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + K (5) + E (1) + E (1) + P (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 22 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 HOUSEKEEPING
Single letters that turn HOUSEKEEPING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from HOUSEKEEPING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- housekeep18
- shunpike17
- punkish16
- keepings15
- geekish15
- husking15
- euphonies14
- phosgene14
- pishogue14
- hunkies14
- keeping14
- peeking14
- spoking14
- hoking14
- skeigh14
- kophs14
- gunship13
- pinkoes13
- pishoge13
- punkies13
- pushing13
- spunkie13
- unspoke13
- gepiks13
- gopiks13
- hunkie13
- poking13
- puking13
- koph13
- epigenous12
- phonies12
- seeking12
- skeeing12
- hoping12
- pekins12
- pekoes12
- pinkos12
- pokies12
- punkie12
- spoken12
- gepik12
- gopik12
- hikes12
- hokes12
- honks12
- hunks12
- knish12
- okehs12
- sheik12
- epigeous11
- epigones11
- epigonus11
- eikones11
- enoughs11
- hongies11
- housing11
- shoeing11
- ouphes11
- phones11
- punish11
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