What does HANDSOME mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈhænsəm/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
14
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion“a fine-looking woman”
  2. given or giving freely“was a big tipper”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

handsomer15handsomest16

Anagrams of HANDSOME

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside HANDSOME

274 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is HANDSOME a valid word in word games?

HANDSOME is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is HANDSOME worth?

HANDSOME is worth 14 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from HANDSOME?

274 other words, including AND, ON, AS and HE.