01 Word definition

poorhouse

9 letters · 5 vowels · 4 consonants

Is POORHOUSE a word?

Yes. POORHOUSE is a 9-letter noun. an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell POORHOUSE?

P-O-O-R-H-O-U-S-E

POORHOUSE contains 9 letters, begins with P, and ends with E.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score14points
Words With Friends15points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is POORHOUSE spelled?

P1O2O3R4H5O6U7S8E9
Starts withPOOFirst 3 letters
Ends withUSELast 3 letters
Unique letters7Repeats O
Vowel balance5 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About POORHOUSE.

How do you spell POORHOUSE?

POORHOUSE is spelled P-O-O-R-H-O-U-S-E. It contains 9 letters.