houseless

Meanings

Adj

Lacking a house, or, by extension, a residence or place of refuge in general; thus, having no home.
Lacking a permanent place of residence but not a ‘home’ in the broader sense, for example in the form of a community.
Containing no house or place of refuge; wild or inhospitable.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English housles, from Old English *hūslēas, from Proto-West Germanic *hūslaus, from Proto-Germanic *hūsalausaz, equivalent to house + -less. Cognate with West Frisian húsleas (“houseless”), Dutch huisloos (“houseless”), German hauslos (“houseless”), Danish husløs (“houseless”), Swedish huslös (“houseless”), Icelandic húslaus (“houseless”).

Synonyms

homeless, roofless

Scrabble Score: 12

houseless is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
houseless is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
houseless is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

houseless is a valid Words With Friends word