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almshouse

noun

A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church, and usually funded by charitable donations.

1 meaning9 lettersScrabble 14

Length

9

Scrabble

14

WWF

16

Starts

AL

Ends

USE

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “ALMSHOUSE” Mean?

A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church, and usually funded by charitable donations.

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

9

Vowels

4

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

Explore the word almshouse with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church, and usually funded by charitable donations.

Length

9 letters

Starts With

A

Ends With

E

Vowels

4

Consonants

5

Letters

A, L, M, S, H, O, U, S, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

a
l
m
s
h
o
u
s
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for almshouse.

ALMSHOUSE is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 14.
It starts with A and ends with E.
It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 44%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFGDH.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCCCVVCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using almshouse in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

ALMSHOUSE has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

ALMSHOUSE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

ALMSHOUSE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

ALMSHOUSE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside almshouse.

Unique Letters

8

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGDH

CV Pattern

VCCCCVVCV

Vowel Share

44%

Consonant Share

56%

Bigrams

AL, LM, MS, SH, HO, OU, US, SE

Trigrams

ALM, LMS, MSH, SHO, HOU, OUS, USE

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for almshouse.

ALMSHOUSE is a 9-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with A and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCCCVVCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 9 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is VCCCCVVCV, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 14, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with A and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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