museum

Plural: musea, museums

Noun

An institution housing and displaying objects of artistic, cultural, or scientific interest.
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.

Verb

To place in a museum.
To visit museums.

Examples

His collection of high-scoring words was so impressive, it belonged in a Words With Friends MUSEUM.
They're opening a new coin exhibition at the local museum.
visit the history museum

Origin / Etymology

From Latin mūsēum (“library, study”), from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).

Scrabble Score: 10

museum: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
museum: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
museum: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

museum: valid Words With Friends Word