playhouse
Plural: playhouses
Noun
- plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of
- A venue for performing plays.
- Alternative form of play house (“child's toy domestic dwelling”).
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English *pleyhous, possibly continuing Old English pleġhūs (“playhouse, theatre”). By surface analysis, play + house. Compare Dutch speelhuis, German Spielhaus.
Synonyms
wendy house, theater
Scrabble Score: 17
playhouse: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordplayhouse: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
playhouse: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
playhouse: valid Words With Friends Word