Is HOUSEKEEPS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOUSEKEEPS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOUSEKEEPS mean?
Housekeeps is a form of HOUSEKEEP.
- verb
maintain a household; take care of all business related to a household
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + K (5) + E (1) + E (1) + P (3) + S (1) = 19 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 HOUSEKEEPS
HOUSEKEEPS 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 HOUSEKEEPS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- housekeep18
- kophs14
- koph13
- pekoes12
- spokes12
- hokes12
- husks12
- okehs12
- skosh12
- sukhs12
- ouphes11
- pushes11
- keeps11
- peeks11
- pekes11
- pekoe11
- pokes11
- pukes11
- skeps11
- spoke11
- hoke11
- husk11
- okeh11
- sukh11
- hopes10
- ouphe10
- ouphs10
- pheos10
- sheep10
- shops10
- sophs10
- keep10
- keps10
- kops10
- peek10
- peke10
- poke10
- puke10
- skep10
- espouse9
- houses9
- kusso9
- seeks9
- skees9
- sokes9
- souks9
- heps9
- hope9
- hops9
- ouph9
- pehs9
- pheo9
- phos9
- posh9
- push9
- shop9
- soph9
- kep9
- kop9
- eposes8
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