almshouse
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- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
Definition of almshouse
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church, and usually funded by charitable donations.
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Etymology
From Middle English almeshous, almassehous, equivalent to alms + house.
Words you can make from almshouse
200+ playable · top: HAMULOSE (13 pts)
Best play hamulose 13 points7-letter words
3 words6-letter words
45 words- ALMEHS 11 pts
- HAULMS 11 pts
- HOLMES 11 pts
- MAHOES 11 pts
- MASHES 11 pts
- MOHELS 11 pts
- MOSHES 11 pts
- MUSHES 11 pts
- SAMSHU 11 pts
- SHALOM 11 pts
- SHAMES 11 pts
- SHAMOS 11 pts
- SHAMUS 11 pts
- SHMOES 11 pts
- ASLOSH 9 pts
- HALOES 9 pts
- HAOLES 9 pts
- HASSEL 9 pts
- HASSLE 9 pts
- HOSELS 9 pts
- HOUSEL 9 pts
- HOUSES 9 pts
- LASHES 9 pts
- LEHUAS 9 pts
- LUSHES 9 pts
- SELAHS 9 pts
- SHALES 9 pts
- SHAULS 9 pts
- SHEALS 9 pts
- SHEOLS 9 pts
- SHOALS 9 pts
- AMOLES 8 pts
- AMUSES 8 pts
- ASSUME 8 pts
- LOUMAS 8 pts
- MOUSES 8 pts
- MOUSSE 8 pts
- MUSSEL 8 pts
- OLEUMS 8 pts
- SALUME 8 pts
- SOLUMS 8 pts
- ULEMAS 8 pts
- LOUSES 6 pts
- OUSELS 6 pts
- SOLEUS 6 pts
5-letter words
92 words- ALMEH 10 pts
- HAEMS 10 pts
- HALMS 10 pts
- HAMES 10 pts
- HAULM 10 pts
- HELMS 10 pts
- HEMAL 10 pts
- HOLME 10 pts
- HOLMS 10 pts
- HOMAS 10 pts
- HOMES 10 pts
- MAHOE 10 pts
- MOHEL 10 pts
- SHAME 10 pts
- SHAMS 10 pts
- SHMOE 10 pts
- SMASH 10 pts
- SMUSH 10 pts
- ASHES 8 pts
- HALES 8 pts
- HALOS 8 pts
- HAOLE 8 pts
- HAULS 8 pts
- HEALS 8 pts
- HELOS 8 pts
- HOLES 8 pts
- HOSEL 8 pts
- HOSES 8 pts
- HOUSE 8 pts
- HULAS 8 pts
- LEASH 8 pts
- LEHUA 8 pts
- SELAH 8 pts
- SHALE 8 pts
- SHAUL 8 pts
- SHEAL 8 pts
- SHEAS 8 pts
- SHEOL 8 pts
- SHOAL 8 pts
- SHOES 8 pts
- SHULS 8 pts
- SLASH 8 pts
- SLOSH 8 pts
- SLUSH 8 pts
- ALMES 7 pts
- ALUMS 7 pts
- AMOLE 7 pts
- AMUSE 7 pts
- LAMES 7 pts
- LOAMS 7 pts
- LOUMA 7 pts
- LUMAS 7 pts
- MALES 7 pts
- MASES 7 pts
- MASSE 7 pts
- MAULS 7 pts
- MEALS 7 pts
- MEOUS 7 pts
- MESAS 7 pts
- MOLAS 7 pts
- MOLES 7 pts
- MOUES 7 pts
- MOUSE 7 pts
- MULES 7 pts
- MUSES 7 pts
- MUSOS 7 pts
- OLEUM 7 pts
- SEAMS 7 pts
- SLAMS 7 pts
- SLUMS 7 pts
- SOLUM 7 pts
- SOMAS 7 pts
- SUMOS 7 pts
- ULEMA 7 pts
- ALOES 5 pts
- LASES 5 pts
- LASSO 5 pts
- LOESS 5 pts
- LOSES 5 pts
- LOUSE 5 pts
- OASES 5 pts
- OUSEL 5 pts
- SALES 5 pts
- SAULS 5 pts
- SEALS 5 pts
- SLOES 5 pts
- SLUES 5 pts
- SOLAS 5 pts
- SOLES 5 pts
- SOLUS 5 pts
- SOULS 5 pts
- SOUSE 5 pts
4-letter words
59 words- AHEM 9 pts
- HAEM 9 pts
- HALM 9 pts
- HAME 9 pts
- HAMS 9 pts
- HELM 9 pts
- HEMS 9 pts
- HOLM 9 pts
- HOMA 9 pts
- HOME 9 pts
- HOMS 9 pts
- HUMS 9 pts
- MASH 9 pts
- HAES 7 pts
- HALE 7 pts
- HALO 7 pts
- HAOS 7 pts
- HAUL 7 pts
- HEAL 7 pts
- HELO 7 pts
- HOES 7 pts
- HOLE 7 pts
- HOLS 7 pts
- HOSE 7 pts
- HOSS 7 pts
- HUES 7 pts
- HULA 7 pts
- LAHS 7 pts
- LASH 7 pts
- LUSH 7 pts
- ALME 6 pts
- ALMS 6 pts
- ALUM 6 pts
- AMUS 6 pts
- ELMS 6 pts
- EMOS 6 pts
- EMUS 6 pts
- LAME 6 pts
- LAMS 6 pts
- LOAM 6 pts
- LUMA 6 pts
- LUMS 6 pts
- MAES 6 pts
- MALE 6 pts
- MASS 6 pts
- MAUL 6 pts
- MEAL 6 pts
- MELS 6 pts
- MEOU 6 pts
- ALES 4 pts
- ALOE 4 pts
- ALSO 4 pts
- LASE 4 pts
- LASS 4 pts
- LEAS 4 pts
- LESS 4 pts
- LOSE 4 pts
- LOSS 4 pts
- LUES 4 pts
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