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Jailhouses

j 8a 1i 1l 1h 4o 1u 1s 1e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 10 letters · Uncommon · plural of jailhouse

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does jailhouses mean?

noun

  1. a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

    Synonymsjailgaolclinkslammerpoky

Definitions shown for jailhouse, the base form of jailhouses.

Is JAILHOUSES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is JAILHOUSES worth?

Scrabble

20 pts
j 8a 1i 1l 1h 4o 1u 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

23 pts
j 10a 1i 1l 2h 3o 1u 2s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

23 pts
j 10a 1i 1l 1h 4o 1u 2s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

23 pts
j 10a 1i 1l 2h 3o 1u 2s 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in JAILHOUSES

Words that end like JAILHOUSES

Common words that share the ending -OUSES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

clubhousespenthousesplayhousescallousescourthousesdoghousesgreenhouseslighthousesmadhousesouthousesroughhousescarousesarouseshouseswarehousespowerhousesstorehousesrendezvousesblousesgrousesintravenousesspousesdouseslouses
All words ending in -OUSES

Jailhouses: quick answers

Is JAILHOUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. JAILHOUSES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 20 points before board bonuses.
How many points is JAILHOUSES worth?
JAILHOUSES scores 20 points in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends, 23 in Wordfeud and 23 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does jailhouses mean?
jailhouses is the plural of jailhouse, which means “a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)”.
What words can you make with the letters in JAILHOUSES?
You can make 373 shorter words from JAILHOUSES, such as JAILHOUSE, JALOUSIES, JOSHES, SHOJIS. See the full list.