JAILHOUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. JAILHOUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JAILHOUSE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAILHOUSE is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAILHOUSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jailhousesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JAILHOUSE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in JAILHOUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JAILHOUSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about JAILHOUSE
- All 9 letters of JAILHOUSE are different — nothing repeats.
- JAILHOUSE contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JAILHOUSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A building where prisoners are kept; a jail.
Jailhouse has a Western, folksy ring that plain jail lacks, and it often appears in songs and old films. It can also be used as an adjective, as in jailhouse blues.
How JAILHOUSE is used
Informal and colourful, common in American stories and music.
- The sheriff locked him in the jailhouse overnight.
- Elvis sang about a famous jailhouse rock.
- The old jailhouse is now a museum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAILHOUSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JAILHOUSE
1 longer words begin with JAILHOUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in JAILHOUSE
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Common questions about JAILHOUSE
- Is JAILHOUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JAILHOUSE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JAILHOUSE worth?
- JAILHOUSE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAILHOUSE mean?
- A building where prisoners are kept; a jail.
- What letters can be added to JAILHOUSE?
- JAILHOUSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of JAILHOUSE:
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