Unscramble HOUSEMEN and you have 180 words, HOUSEMEN itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. HOSEMEN is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. 8 letters: 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from HOUSEMEN by length: 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 4 with 6, 29 with 5, 60 with 4, 59 with 3 and 26 with 2.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with HOUSEMEN letters: HOSEMEN, 12 points.
4 of 29 5-letter words from HOUSEMEN tie at 10 points; none scores more. HOUSE, HOMES and MOUSE will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble HOUSEMEN, 11 score 9 points, the group's best. HOME, SOME and MENU are the ones most people know.
59 3-letter words made with HOUSEMEN letters; 6 of them share the top score of 8. ONE, USE and SEE are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of HOUSEMEN for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with HO · ending in EN · all 8-letter words
What HOUSEMEN means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HOUSEMEN, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSEMEN itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 180) | 151 | 180 | 133 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HOSEMEN, UNSHOE, HUSO, MENES, MEUSE, NESH, EHS, MEES, MENE, MESE, MEUS, MOES and 17 more, 29 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MENSH, SHMOE, HOMS, MOSH, HOM, MEH, SHEN, EMOS, HOS, MUSO, SHO, SOH and 6 more, 18 in all.
This word takes every letter of HOUSEMEN plus a single extra one.