housecleaning
NOUN
/haʊs,klinɪŋ/
13 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH H
housecleaning is a valid 13-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4O1U1S1E1C3L1E1A1N1I1N1G2
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING
What does housecleaning mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
(figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions.
“more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms”
“many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners”
BROADER
2
The act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house.
“efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time”
BROADER
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