WORKHOUSES

What WORKHOUSES Means

WORKHOUSES is a form of WORKHOUSE, which means:

1. noun: a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
2. noun: a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

WORKHOUSES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 20 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as W4 O1 R1 K5 H4 O1 U1 S1 E1 S1.

Anagrams of WORKHOUSES (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In WORKHOUSES

316 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)

7 letter words (7)

6 letter words (36)

5 letter words (83)

4 letter words (105)

3 letter words (62)

2 letter words (21)

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