poorhouse
Plural: poorhouses
Noun
- an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
- A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.
- A workhouse.
Origin / Etymology
From poor + house.
Scrabble Score: 14
poorhouse: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpoorhouse: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
poorhouse: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
poorhouse: valid Words With Friends Word