Definitions For Huswife

Verb

huswif (said of a woman) To manage with frugality.

Noun

HUSWIFE (plural s or huswives) (obsolete) A housewife. (obsolete) A worthless woman; a hussy. A small case#noun, case containing needle#noun, needles, scissors, thread#noun, thread{{,}} and other sewing#noun, sewing things.

Etymology

from {{inh + en + enm + hus-wif}}, {{m + enm + hous-wif}}, equivalent to house + wife + nocat=1. {{doublet + en + hussy}}.

Is Huswife a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
16

The word Huswife is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

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