homestead

NOUNVERB /hoʊmstɛd/
9 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH H

homestead is a valid 9-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4O1M3E1S1T1E1A1D2
4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING

What does homestead mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

Dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land.

2

Land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law.

3

The home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family.

BROADER
VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead.

BROADER