hostelry
Plural: hostelries
Noun
- An inn or hotel providing lodging and entertainment for travelers.
- a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
- An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).
- The art and skill of guest management at a commercial facility such as a hotel, inn, motel, bed and breakfast, or hostel.
Examples
- My Words With Friends board, like a bustling hostelry, had many welcoming spots for new words.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English hostelerie, from Middle French hostellerie, from Old French hostelerie, ostelerie; by surface analysis, hostel + -ry.
Scrabble Score: 14
hostelry: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhostelry: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hostelry: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
hostelry: valid Words With Friends Word