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Is homely a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word homely is a Scrabble US word. The word homely is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

H4O1M3E1L1Y4

Is homely a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word homely is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

H4O1M3E1L1Y4

Is homely a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word homely is a Words With Friends word. The word homely is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3O1M4E1L2Y3

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6-letter words (1 found)

HOMELY,

5-letter words (6 found)

HOLEY,HOLME,HOMEY,HOYLE,MOHEL,MOYLE,

4-letter words (16 found)

ELMY,HELM,HELO,HOLE,HOLM,HOLY,HOME,HOMY,HYLE,LOME,LYME,MOLE,MOLY,MOYL,YELM,YLEM,

3-letter words (24 found)

ELM,EMO,HEM,HEY,HOE,HOM,HOY,HYE,LEY,LOY,LYE,LYM,MEH,MEL,MHO,MOE,MOL,MOY,OHM,OLE,OLM,OYE,YEH,YOM,

2-letter words (16 found)

EH,EL,EM,HE,HM,HO,LO,ME,MO,MY,OE,OH,OM,OY,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 64 words from homely according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of homely

homely

Alternative forms

  • hamely (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English homly, hoomly, hamely (“domestic, familiar, plain”), from Old English *hāmlīc (“of the home, domestic”), from Proto-West Germanic *haimalīk (“of or characteristic of home”), equivalent to home +‎ -ly. Cognate with Scots hamely (“familiar, personal, private”), West Frisian heimelik, Dutch heimelijk (“secret, secretive, clandestine”), German heimlich (“secret, secretive, clandestine, undercover”), Danish hemmelig (“secret”), Swedish hemlig (“secret, concealed, privy, covert”), Faroese heimligur (“homelike, homey”), Icelandic heimlegur (“homely; worldly”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊmli/
  • (US) enPR: hōmʹlē, IPA(key): /ˈhoʊmli/
  • Rhymes: -əʊmli
  • Hyphenation: home‧ly

Adjective

homely (comparative homelier or more homely, superlative homeliest or most homely)

  1. Characteristic of, belonging to, or befitting a home; domestic, cozy. [from early 14th c.]
  2. (Canada, US) Lacking in beauty or elegance, plain in appearance, physically unattractive.
    Antonym: comely
  3. (UK dialectal) On intimate or friendly terms with (someone); familiar; at home (with a person); intimate.
  4. (UK dialectal, of animals) Domestic; tame.
  5. (UK dialectal) Personal; private.
  6. (UK dialectal) Friendly; kind; gracious; cordial.
  7. (India) Conservative and family-oriented.
  8. (archaic) Simple; plain; familiar; unelaborate; unadorned. [from late 14th c.]
    a homely garment
    homely fare
    homely manners

Derived terms

  • homely as a hedge fence

Translations

Middle English

Adverb

homely

  1. Alternative form of homly

Adjective

homely

  1. Alternative form of homly

Source: wiktionary.org