Is HOUSEMATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOUSEMATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOUSEMATES mean?
Housemates is a form of HOUSEMATE.
- noun
someone who resides in the same house with you
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + M (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 HOUSEMATES
HOUSEMATES 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 HOUSEMATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hematoses14
- housemate14
- outshames14
- outshame13
- teahouses12
- heaumes12
- humates12
- mahouts12
- housesat11
- teahouse11
- heaume11
- humate11
- mahoes11
- mahout11
- mashes11
- meshes11
- moshes11
- mouths11
- mushes11
- musths11
- muthas11
- samshu11
- shames11
- shamos11
- shamus11
- shmoes11
- themes11
- meatuses10
- ethoses10
- haems10
- hames10
- hemes10
- homas10
- homes10
- mahoe10
- maths10
- meths10
- moths10
- mouth10
- musth10
- mutha10
- shame10
- shams10
- shmoe10
- shtum10
- smash10
- smush10
- theme10
- mesteso9
- mustees9
- mutases9
- hastes9
- hostas9
- houses9
- sheets9
- shoats9
- shotes9
- shouts9
- shutes9
- souths9
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