Definitions For Pigeonhole

noun

  • A small compartment
  • A specific (often simplistic) category
  • A small open space in a desk, cabinet, or wall for keeping letters or papers

verb

  • Treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
  • Place into a small compartment
  • To unfairly think of or describe (someone or something) as belonging to a particular group, having only a particular skill, etc.

Is Pigeonholes 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
17
Words with Friends
20

The word Pigeonhole is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Pigeonhole in a Sentence

  • She likes to perform different types of music because she doesn't want to be pigeonholed.

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