GLASSHOUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GLASSHOUSE 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 GLASSHOUSE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLASSHOUSE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLASSHOUSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
glasshousesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLASSHOUSE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GLASSHOUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLASSHOUSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GLASSHOUSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A building with glass walls and roof in which plants are grown under controlled conditions.
A glasshouse is the British word for a greenhouse, and it is also an old name for a factory where glass is made. In British military slang the glasshouse was a prison for soldiers.
How GLASSHOUSE is used
Mainly British; the military-prison sense is slang.
- Tomatoes ripened early in the glasshouse.
- The old glasshouse by the river once made bottles.
- He spent a month in the glasshouse for desertion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLASSHOUSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLASSHOUSE
1 longer words begin with GLASSHOUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in GLASSHOUSE
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Common questions about GLASSHOUSE
- Is GLASSHOUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLASSHOUSE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLASSHOUSE worth?
- GLASSHOUSE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLASSHOUSE mean?
- A building with glass walls and roof in which plants are grown under controlled conditions.
- What letters can be added to GLASSHOUSE?
- GLASSHOUSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GLASSHOUSE:
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