backhouse
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- Scrabble points
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 9
Definition of backhouse
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(dialectal)An outbuilding behind the main building, or an annex attached to the rear of it; especially, a scullery or washhouse.
“[…] to abstene […] fra all melting […] of talloun within thair bak hous […]”
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noun
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(dialectal)An outbuilding behind the main building, or an annex attached to the rear of it; especially, a scullery or washhouse.
“[…] to abstene […] fra all melting […] of talloun within thair bak hous […]”
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(Canada, US, euphemistic)An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
“BACK'HOUSE... a necessary.”
“[…] the chlorides Mother was always throwing into the little outdoor backhouse […]”
name
- A surname from Old English.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From back + house.
Words you can make from backhouse
200+ playable · top: BACKHOES (19 pts)
Best play backhoes 19 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
5 words6-letter words
11 words5-letter words
50 words- BOKEH 14 pts
- CHOKE 14 pts
- HACEK 14 pts
- HACKS 14 pts
- HECKS 14 pts
- HOCKS 14 pts
- HUCKS 14 pts
- SHACK 14 pts
- SHOCK 14 pts
- SHUCK 14 pts
- BACKS 13 pts
- BECKS 13 pts
- BOCKS 13 pts
- BUCKO 13 pts
- BUCKS 13 pts
- BEACH 12 pts
- CHUBS 12 pts
- HAKES 12 pts
- HAKUS 12 pts
- HOKES 12 pts
- OKEHS 12 pts
- SHAKE 12 pts
- SHAKO 12 pts
- BAKES 11 pts
- BEAKS 11 pts
- CAKES 11 pts
- COKES 11 pts
- CUKES 11 pts
- ACHES 10 pts
- BOHEA 10 pts
- CHAOS 10 pts
- CHASE 10 pts
- CHOSE 10 pts
- CHUSE 10 pts
- ECHOS 10 pts
- HABUS 10 pts
- HOCUS 10 pts
- OBEAH 10 pts
- OCHES 10 pts
- SAUCH 10 pts
- SUBAH 10 pts
- CUBES 9 pts
- SCUBA 9 pts
- UKASE 9 pts
- HOUSE 8 pts
- ABUSE 7 pts
- BEAUS 7 pts
- BOUSE 7 pts
- CAUSE 7 pts
- SAUCE 7 pts
4-letter words
88 words- HACK 13 pts
- HECK 13 pts
- HOCK 13 pts
- HUCK 13 pts
- BACK 12 pts
- BECK 12 pts
- BOCK 12 pts
- BUCK 12 pts
- BACH 11 pts
- CHUB 11 pts
- HAKE 11 pts
- HAKU 11 pts
- HOKE 11 pts
- HUSK 11 pts
- OKEH 11 pts
- SUKH 11 pts
- BAKE 10 pts
- BASK 10 pts
- BEAK 10 pts
- BOSK 10 pts
- BUSK 10 pts
- CAKE 10 pts
- CASK 10 pts
- COKE 10 pts
- CUKE 10 pts
- CUSK 10 pts
- KABS 10 pts
- KOBS 10 pts
- SACK 10 pts
- SOCK 10 pts
- SUCK 10 pts
- ACHE 9 pts
- BASH 9 pts
- BOSH 9 pts
- BUSH 9 pts
- CASH 9 pts
- CHAO 9 pts
- COSH 9 pts
- EACH 9 pts
- ECHO 9 pts
- HABU 9 pts
- HOBS 9 pts
- HUBS 9 pts
- OCHE 9 pts
- OUCH 9 pts
- SUCH 9 pts
- AUKS 8 pts
- CABS 8 pts
- COBS 8 pts
- CUBE 8 pts
- CUBS 8 pts
- KAES 8 pts
- KEAS 8 pts
- KOAS 8 pts
- KUES 8 pts
- OAKS 8 pts
- OKAS 8 pts
- OKES 8 pts
- SAKE 8 pts
- SCAB 8 pts
- SKUA 8 pts
- SOAK 8 pts
- SOKE 8 pts
- SOUK 8 pts
- UKES 8 pts
- HAES 7 pts
- HAOS 7 pts
- HOES 7 pts
- HOSE 7 pts
- HUES 7 pts
- SHEA 7 pts
- SHOE 7 pts
- ACES 6 pts
- BAES 6 pts
- BASE 6 pts
- BEAU 6 pts
- BOAS 6 pts
- CASE 6 pts
- CUES 6 pts
- ECOS 6 pts
- ECUS 6 pts
- OBAS 6 pts
- OBES 6 pts
- OCAS 6 pts
- SABE 6 pts
- SOBA 6 pts
- SOCA 6 pts
- SUBA 6 pts
3-letter words
44 words- ACK 9 pts
- KAB 9 pts
- KOB 9 pts
- BAH 8 pts
- HOB 8 pts
- HUB 8 pts
- OCH 8 pts
- ASK 7 pts
- AUK 7 pts
- CAB 7 pts
- COB 7 pts
- CUB 7 pts
- KAE 7 pts
- KAS 7 pts
- KEA 7 pts
- KOA 7 pts
- KOS 7 pts
- KUE 7 pts
- OAK 7 pts
- AHS 6 pts
- ASH 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAO 6 pts
- HAS 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- HOE 6 pts
- HOS 6 pts
- HUE 6 pts
- ABS 5 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- BAE 5 pts
- BAS 5 pts
- BES 5 pts
- BOA 5 pts
- BOS 5 pts
- BUS 5 pts
- COS 5 pts
- CUE 5 pts
- ECO 5 pts
- ECU 5 pts
- OBA 5 pts
- OBE 5 pts
- OCA 5 pts
- EAU 3 pts
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