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Is bughouse a Scrabble word?

Yes, bughouse is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 14 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of bughouse?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (US, slang) A flea-infested hotel, lodging-house etc.USslang

2. (US, slang) A prison.USslang

3. (US, slang) A hospital, especially a lunatic asylum.Examples: "Well, he was ready for the bughouse, certainly."USslang

4. (South Africa, slang) A cheap and dirty cinema.South-Africaslang

adj (English)

1. (US, slang) Crazy, insane.Examples: "“Get up and dress. I can stand a rattlesnake, but I hate a liar. Do I have to tell you again?” He caught McGuire by the neck and stood him on the floor. / “Say, friend,” cried McGuire wildly, “are you bughouse? I’m sick—see? I’ll croak if I got to hustle. What’ve I done to yer?”—he began his chronic whine—“I never asked yer to⸺”"; "'Just what's up on this train? It seems bughouse to me.'"; "Ewball, man, that is some bughouse talk."USslang

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "bughouse"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "bughouse"?

Scrabble
14 points
B3
U1
G2
H4
O1
U1
S1
E1
Words With Friends
17 points
B4
U2
G3
H3
O1
U2
S1
E1

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