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/(h)əʊm/adjective · noun · adverb · verb

Home can refer to where you live at a particular time, the country or state or city where you live, or housing that someone is living in. As a verb, home can mean to provide with, or send to, a home or return home accurately from a long distance.

17 meanings4 lettersScrabble 9

Length

4

Scrabble

9

WWF

9

Starts

HO

Ends

OME

Difficulty

Easy

Dictionary

What Does “HOME” Mean?

/(h)əʊm/

home has 17 documented senses across adjective, noun, adverb, verb.

Adjective

3 senses
1

used of your own ground

a home game

2

relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are

my home town

3

inside the country

the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior

the nation's internal politics

Noun

9 senses
1

where you live at a particular time

deliver the package to my home

he doesn't have a home to go to

your place or mine?

Synonyms

2

housing that someone is living in

he built a modest dwelling near the pond

they raise money to provide homes for the homeless

3

the country or state or city where you live

Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home

his home is New Jersey

4

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

he ruled that the runner failed to touch home

Synonyms

5

the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end

Synonyms

6

place where something began and flourished

the United States is the home of basketball

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7

an environment offering affection and security

home is where the heart is

he grew up in a good Christian home

there's no place like home

8

a social unit living together

he moved his family to Virginia

It was a good Christian household

I waited until the whole house was asleep

the teacher asked how many people made up his home

9

an institution where people are cared for

a home for the elderly

Adverb

3 senses
1

at or to or in the direction of one's home or family

He stays home on weekends

after the game the children brought friends home for supper

I'll be home tomorrow

came riding home in style

2

on or to the point aimed at

the arrow struck home

3

to the fullest extent; to the heart

drove the nail home

drove his point home

his comments hit home

Verb

2 senses
1

provide with, or send to, a home

2

return home accurately from a long distance

homing pigeons

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Vowels

2

Consonants

2

Word Intelligence

Explore the word home with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

used of your own ground

Length

4 letters

Starts With

H

Ends With

E

Vowels

2

Consonants

2

Letters

H, O, M, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

h
o
m
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for home.

HOME is a 4-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 9.
It starts with H and ends with E.
It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCD.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using home in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

HOME has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

HOME is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

HOME can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

HOME uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside home.

Unique Letters

4

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCD

CV Pattern

CVCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

HO, OM, ME

Trigrams

HOM, OME

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for home.

HOME is a 4-letter short fill.
It starts with H and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Easy.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 4 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 9, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with H and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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