Definition of housekeeping

"housekeeping" in the noun sense

1. housework, housekeeping

the work of cleaning and running a house

"housekeeping" in the verb sense

1. housekeep

maintain a household take care of all business related to a household

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Quotations for housekeeping

Marriage is honourable, but housekeeping chargeable. [ Proverb ]

Someone once observed, and the observation did him credit, whoever he was, that the dearest things in the world were neighbors' eyes, for they cost everybody more than anything else contributing to housekeeping. [ Albert Smith ]

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housekeeping in Scrabble®

The word housekeeping is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 22

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters housekeeping:

HOUSEKEEPING

(261)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

epigene, gunship, gunshop, heinous, housing, husking, igneous, inhouse, iphones, keeping, peeking, peonies, phonies, pigeons, pingoes, pushing, pushkin, seeking, seeping, shoeing, souping, unspoke

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word housekeeping

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In housekeeping

HOUSEKEEPING

(261)

HOUSEKEEPING

(225)

HOUSEKEEPING

(174)

HOUSEKEEPING

(150)

PUSHKIN

(114 = 64 + 50)

PUSHKIN

(113 = 63 + 50)

HOUSEKEEPING

(112)

HUSKING

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PUSHKIN

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HUSKING

(110 = 60 + 50)

HUSKING

(110 = 60 + 50)

HOUSEKEEPING

(108)

HOUSEKEEPING

(108)

HUSKING

(107 = 57 + 50)

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KEEPING

(107 = 57 + 50)

PEEKING

(107 = 57 + 50)

PUSHKIN

(107 = 57 + 50)

PEEKING

(106 = 56 + 50)

KEEPING

(106 = 56 + 50)

UNSPOKE

(104 = 54 + 50)

GUNSHOP

(102 = 52 + 50)

PUSHING

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PUSHKIN

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GUNSHIP

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GUNSHOP

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SEEKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

PEEKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

HUSKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

HOUSEKEEPING

(100)

SEEKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

UNSPOKE

(98 = 48 + 50)

HUSKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

PUSHKIN

(98 = 48 + 50)

IPHONES

(98 = 48 + 50)

GUNSHOP

(98 = 48 + 50)

IPHONES

(98 = 48 + 50)

PHONIES

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PUSHING

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KEEPING

(98 = 48 + 50)

HUSKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

HUSKING

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UNSPOKE

(98 = 48 + 50)

PHONIES

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GUNSHIP

(98 = 48 + 50)

HUSKING

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PEEKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

UNSPOKE

(96 = 46 + 50)

HOUSEKEEPING

(96)

KEEPING

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IPHONES

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HUSKING

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PEEKING

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PEEKING

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PEEKING

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PHONIES

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SHOEING

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GUNSHIP

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PUSHING

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KEEPING

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HOUSING

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GUNSHOP

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PEEKING

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HOUSING

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PUSHKIN

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SHOEING

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PUSHING

(92 = 42 + 50)

GUNSHIP

(92 = 42 + 50)

HOUSEKEEPING

(92)

GUNSHOP

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GUNSHOP

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SEEKING

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GUNSHOP

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PEEKING

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GUNSHIP

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GUNSHIP

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GUNSHOP

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KEEPING

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INHOUSE

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GUNSHOP

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PUSHING

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PUSHING

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GUNSHOP

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PHONIES

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EPIGENE

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PINGOES

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PHONIES

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PINGOES

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PHONIES

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PHONIES

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GUNSHOP

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SOUPING

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IPHONES

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PUSHKIN

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PUSHKIN

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HOUSEKEEPING

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SHOEING

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HOUSEKEEPING

(88)

HOUSEKEEPING

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HOUSEKEEPING

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INHOUSE

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KEEPING

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HUSKING

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IPHONES

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housekeeping in Words With Friends™

The word housekeeping is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 25

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters housekeeping:

HOUSEKEEPING

(333)

HOUSEKEEPING

(333)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

epigene, gunship, gunshop, heinous, housing, husking, igneous, inhouse, iphones, keeping, peeking, peonies, phonies, pigeons, pingoes, pushing, pushkin, seeking, seeping, shoeing, souping, unspoke

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word housekeeping

HOUSEKEEPING

(333)

HOUSEKEEPING

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HOUSEKEEPING

(315)

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In housekeeping

HOUSEKEEPING

(333)

HOUSEKEEPING

(333)

HOUSEKEEPING

(315)

HOUSEKEEPING

(261)

HOUSEKEEPING

(234)

HOUSEKEEPING

(198)

UNSPOKE

(137 = 102 + 35)

PUSHKIN

(131 = 96 + 35)

PEEKING

(128 = 93 + 35)

HUSKING

(128 = 93 + 35)

HUSKING

(128 = 93 + 35)

GUNSHOP

(125 = 90 + 35)

GUNSHIP

(125 = 90 + 35)

KEEPING

(122 = 87 + 35)

PEEKING

(122 = 87 + 35)

KEEPING

(122 = 87 + 35)

HOUSEKEEPING

(120)

UNSPOKE

(119 = 84 + 35)

SEEKING

(119 = 84 + 35)

PUSHKIN

(119 = 84 + 35)

PUSHKIN

(119 = 84 + 35)

KEEPING

(116 = 81 + 35)

PEEKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

EPIGENE

(116 = 81 + 35)

PEEKING

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HUSKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

PEEKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

HOUSEKEEPING

(116)

KEEPING

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PIGEONS

(116 = 81 + 35)

HUSKING

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PUSHKIN

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UNSPOKE

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PUSHKIN

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SEEKING

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PUSHING

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GUNSHOP

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SOUPING

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GUNSHIP

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PUSHING

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HUSKING

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PEEKING

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KEEPING

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PEEKING

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KEEPING

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SEEPING

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PINGOES

(110 = 75 + 35)

HUSKING

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KEEPING

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HOUSEKEEPING

(108)

UNSPOKE

(107 = 72 + 35)

SEEKING

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PUSHKIN

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UNSPOKE

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PUSHING

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SEEKING

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PUSHING

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GUNSHIP

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PUSHKIN

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PUSHKIN

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GUNSHOP

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PUSHKIN

(107 = 72 + 35)

SOUPING

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PUKING

(105)

SEEPING

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HUSKING

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IPHONES

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HOUSING

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PHONIES

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PHONIES

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(104)

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PEEKING

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KEEPING

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KEEPING

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HUSKING

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POKING

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PUSHKIN

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GUNSHOP

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UNSPOKE

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HOUSEKEEPING

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HOUSEKEEPING

(100)

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GUNSHOP

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INHOUSE

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EPIGENE

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HEINOUS

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Words within the letters of housekeeping

2 letter words in housekeeping (19 words)

eh en go he hi in is no nu oh on os pe pi so uh un up us

3 letter words in housekeeping (57 words)

eek ego eke ens eon gee gin gnu gos gun hen hes hip his hoe hog hop hue hug ink ins ion keg kep kin kip nip nos nus ohs one ops peg pen phi pie pig pin pis psi pug pun pus see she sin sip ski son sop sue sun ugh uhs uke ups use

4 letter words in housekeeping (104 words)

5 letter words in housekeeping (63 words)

6 letter words in housekeeping (32 words)

enough eosine genies genius hinges hoeing hoping hosing huskie iphone neighs opines pheese pheons phones pigeon pingos poking ponies posing puking punish seeing shogun signee siphon sphene spoken sponge supine unpegs unship

7 letter words in housekeeping (22 words)

epigene gunship gunshop heinous housing husking igneous inhouse iphones keeping peeking peonies phonies pigeons pingoes pushing pushkin seeking seeping shoeing souping unspoke

8 letter words in housekeeping (2 words)

ginhouse pheesing

9 letter words in housekeeping (4 words)

euphonies euphonise housekeep pekingese

12 letter words in housekeeping (1 word)

housekeeping

housekeeping + 1 blank (1 word)

housekeepings

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Words containing the sequence housekeeping

Words that start with housekeeping (2 words)

housekeeping housekeepings

Words with housekeeping in them (1 word)

housekeeping

Words that end with housekeeping (2 words)

housekeeping nonhousekeeping

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Word Growth involving housekeeping

Shorter words in housekeeping

eke housekeep

us use house housekeep

keep housekeep

keep keeping

in pin ping keeping

pi pin ping keeping

Longer words containing housekeeping

housekeepings

nonhousekeeping