kiosk

Meanings

Plural: kiosks

Noun

small area set off by walls for special use
A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
A similar unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc; an e-kiosk.
A public telephone booth.
A Turkish garden pavilion.

Origin / Etymology

Earlier kiosque, from French kiosque, from Italian chiosco, from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk), from Persian کوشک (kôšk, “palace, portico”), from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk).

Synonyms

booth, cubicle, stall

Scrabble Score: 13

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

kiosk is a valid Words With Friends word