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Is hostess a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word hostess is a Scrabble US word. The word hostess is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is hostess a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word hostess is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

H4O1S1T1E1S1S1

Is hostess a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word hostess is a Words With Friends word. The word hostess is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3O1S1T1E1S1S1

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7-letter words (1 found)

HOSTESS,

6-letter words (4 found)

HOSSES,SHOTES,TOSHES,TOSSES,

5-letter words (12 found)

ETHOS,HESTS,HOSES,HOSTS,SHETS,SHOES,SHOTE,SHOTS,SOTHS,STOSS,THOSE,TOSES,

4-letter words (26 found)

ESTS,ETHS,HEST,HETS,HOES,HOSE,HOSS,HOST,HOTE,HOTS,OSES,SESH,SESS,SETS,SHES,SHET,SHOE,SHOT,SOHS,SOSS,SOTH,SOTS,TOES,TOSE,TOSH,TOSS,

3-letter words (22 found)

EHS,ESS,EST,ETH,HES,HET,HOE,HOS,HOT,OES,OHS,OSE,SET,SHE,SHO,SOH,SOS,SOT,TES,THE,THO,TOE,

2-letter words (13 found)

EH,ES,ET,HE,HO,OE,OH,OS,SH,SO,ST,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 79 words from hostess according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of hostess

hostess

Etymology

From Middle English hostesse, from Middle French hostesse, from Old French ostesce, made up of oste (“host”) + -esce (“feminine marker”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊstɪs/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊstəs/
  • Hyphenation: host‧ess

Noun

hostess (plural hostesses, masculine host)

  1. A female host.
  2. A female innkeeper.
  3. Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane.
  4. A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex.

Synonyms

  • hostress (dated)

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

hostess (third-person singular simple present hostesses, present participle hostessing, simple past and past participle hostessed)

  1. To host, as a woman.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English hostess.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.stes/*
  • Rhymes: -ɔstes

Noun

hostess f (invariable)

  1. stewardess

Source: wiktionary.org