ALMSHOUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ALMSHOUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALMSHOUSE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALMSHOUSE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALMSHOUSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
almshousesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALMSHOUSE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ALMSHOUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALMSHOUSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALMSHOUSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A house funded by charity where poor or elderly people could live, especially in Britain in earlier centuries.
Many an almshouse was endowed by a wealthy merchant or a church and still stands as a row of small cottages. Some British almshouses continue to house older residents today.
How ALMSHOUSE is used
Mainly found in historical and British contexts, often in the names of old charitable buildings.
- The old widow spent her last years in the village almshouse.
- A merchant left money to build an almshouse for retired sailors.
- The brick almshouse beside the church is now a protected building.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALMSHOUSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALMSHOUSE
1 longer words begin with ALMSHOUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in ALMSHOUSE
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Common questions about ALMSHOUSE
- Is ALMSHOUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALMSHOUSE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALMSHOUSE worth?
- ALMSHOUSE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALMSHOUSE mean?
- A house funded by charity where poor or elderly people could live, especially in Britain in earlier centuries.
- What letters can be added to ALMSHOUSE?
- ALMSHOUSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ALMSHOUSE:
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