Definitions For Backhouse

Noun

BACKHOUSE (plural BACKHOUSEs) {{label, en, now, _, dialect}} An outbuilding behind the main building. {{label, en, US, Canada, euphemism}} An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

Synonyms

outhouse backside {{qualifier, UK}}; see also thesaurus:bathroom

Hypernyms

backside house outbuilding

Descendants

{{desc, fr, bécosse, bor=1}} {{écouter, lang=fr, Canada (Québec, Mauricie, Shawinigan)(As used in vernacular French), , audio=Bécosse.ogg}}

Alternative forms

back-house, back house

Etymology

From {{af, en, back, house}}.

Anagrams

houseback

Is Backhouse a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
20
Words with Friends
22

The word Backhouse is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends

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