Is HOUSEWORK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOUSEWORK is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOUSEWORK mean?
- noun
the work of cleaning and running a house
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + W (4) + O (1) + R (1) + K (5) = 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 HOUSEWORK
Single letters that turn HOUSEWORK 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
Anagrams of HOUSEWORK
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from HOUSEWORK
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- workhouse19
- howks15
- rowhouse14
- hookers14
- howk14
- hooker13
- husker13
- kosher13
- reshow12
- shower12
- whores12
- hokes12
- hooks12
- horks12
- okehs12
- rukhs12
- shook12
- woker12
- works12
- howes11
- shrew11
- whore11
- whose11
- whoso11
- woosh11
- hoke11
- hook11
- hork11
- husk11
- okeh11
- rukh11
- skew11
- sukh11
- woke11
- woks11
- work11
- kouros10
- hews10
- howe10
- hows10
- shew10
- show10
- wok10
- houser9
- wooers9
- rooks9
- hew9
- how9
- who9
- heros8
- hoers8
- horse8
- hoser8
- hours8
- house8
- resow8
- serow8
- shero8
- shoer8
- shore8
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