Is HOUSEMAN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOUSEMAN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOUSEMAN mean?
- noun
an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + M (3) + A (1) + N (1) = 13 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 HOUSEMAN
HOUSEMAN 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 HOUSEMAN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ashmen11
- hansom11
- humane11
- humans11
- mahoes11
- unmesh11
- haems10
- hames10
- homas10
- homes10
- human10
- mahoe10
- mensh10
- shame10
- shmoe10
- hausen9
- ahem9
- haem9
- hame9
- hams9
- hems9
- homa9
- home9
- homs9
- hums9
- mash9
- mesh9
- mhos9
- mosh9
- mush9
- ohms9
- sham9
- shmo9
- unseam8
- ashen8
- hanse8
- hones8
- hosen8
- house8
- shone8
- ham8
- hem8
- hom8
- hum8
- meh8
- mho8
- ohm8
- amens7
- amuse7
- manes7
- manos7
- manse7
- manus7
- mason7
- means7
- mensa7
- menus7
- meous7
- meson7
- moans7
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