With HOU
11 words · highest scoring is housework at 19 points
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About 9 Letter Words With HOU
There are 11 nine letter words containing HOU in our dictionary. The highest scoring is housework at 19 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 11 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — CLUBHOUSE, HOUSEHOLD, PLAYHOUSE among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
For a wider net, try Words With HOU, which drops the length limit entirely.
9 Letter Words With HOU at a Glance
Highest Scoring 9 Letter Words With HOU
- housework19
- housewife18
- farmhouse17
- greyhound17
- playhouse17
- clubhouse16
- household16
- warehouse15
Common 9 Letter Words With HOU
- clubhouse16
- farmhouse17
- greyhound17
- housewife18
- housework19
- penthouse14
- shoulders13
- thousands13
9 Letter Words With HOU Defined
- clubhouseNoun · 16 points
- a building having a bar and other facilities for the members of a club
- farmhouseNoun · 17 points
- a house attached to a farm, especially the main house in which the farmer lives
- householdNoun · 16 points
- a house and its occupants regarded as a unit
- houseworkNoun · 19 points
- regular work done in housekeeping, especially cleaning and tidying
- playhouseNoun · 17 points
- a theatre
- thousandsNumeral · 13 points
- the number equivalent to the product of a hundred and ten; 1,000
9 Letter Words With HOU: Questions
How many nine letter words containing HOU are there?
There are 11 nine letter words containing HOU in our dictionary, and 11 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among nine letter words containing HOU?
HOUSEWORK is the highest scoring option at 19 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common nine letter words containing HOU?
CLUBHOUSE, HOUSEHOLD, PLAYHOUSE are among the most familiar nine letter words containing HOU. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these nine letter words containing HOU valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.