guesthouse

Meanings

Noun

a house separate from the main house; for housing guests
A small house near a main house, for lodging visitors.
A private house offering accommodation to paying guests; a boarding house; a bed and breakfast.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English gest hous, gistenehus, gystehuse, gesthus, partly from Old English gæsthūs, ġesthūs (“guesthouse, hostel; guest-chamber”), from Proto-West Germanic *gastihūs; and partly from Old Norse gesthús (“guesthouse; guest-chamber”); both from Proto-Germanic *gastihūsą, corresponding to guest + house.

Scrabble Score: 14

guesthouse is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
guesthouse is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
guesthouse is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

guesthouse is a valid Words With Friends word