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JAILHOUSES

10 letters, 20 points in Scrabble, 5 vowels

What JAILHOUSES Means

JAILHOUSES is a form of JAILHOUSE, which means:

  1. noun: 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)

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

JAILHOUSES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 20 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as J8 A1 I1 L1 H4 O1 U1 S1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In JAILHOUSES

376 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (2)

8 letter words (2)

7 letter words (6)

6 letter words (51)

5 letter words (105)

4 letter words (109)

3 letter words (71)

2 letter words (30)

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