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Is hospice a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word hospice is a Scrabble US word. The word hospice is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is hospice a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word hospice is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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Is hospice a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word hospice is a Words With Friends word. The word hospice is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

HOSPICE,

6-letter words (2 found)

COPIES,EPOCHS,

5-letter words (20 found)

CHIPS,CHOPS,CHOSE,COPES,COPSE,COSIE,ECHOS,EPICS,EPOCH,HOISE,HOPES,ICHES,OCHES,PECHS,PISCO,POISE,SCOPE,SEPIC,SHOPE,SPICE,

4-letter words (55 found)

CEPS,CHIP,CHIS,CHOP,COPE,COPS,COSE,COSH,ECHO,ECOS,EISH,EPIC,EPOS,HEPS,HESP,HIES,HIPS,HOES,HOIS,HOPE,HOPS,HOSE,ICES,ICHS,OCHE,OPES,PECH,PECS,PEHS,PESO,PHIS,PHOS,PICE,PICS,PIES,PISE,PISH,PISO,POHS,POIS,POSE,POSH,SCOP,SECH,SECO,SHIP,SHOE,SHOP,SICE,SICH,SIPE,SOPH,SPEC,SPIC,SPIE,

3-letter words (53 found)

CEP,CHE,CHI,CIS,COP,COS,ECH,ECO,EHS,HEP,HES,HIC,HIE,HIP,HIS,HOC,HOE,HOI,HOP,HOS,ICE,ICH,IOS,ISH,ISO,OCH,OES,OHS,OIS,OPE,OPS,OSE,PEC,PEH,PES,PHI,PHO,PIC,PIE,PIS,POH,POI,POS,PSI,SEC,SEI,SHE,SHO,SIC,SIP,SOC,SOH,SOP,

2-letter words (19 found)

CH,EH,ES,HE,HI,HO,IO,IS,OE,OH,OI,OP,OS,PE,PI,PO,SH,SI,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 151 words from hospice according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of hospice

hospice

Etymology

Borrowed from French hospice, from Old French hospise, from Latin hospitium (“hospitality, an inn”). Doublet of hospitium.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɑspɪs/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒspɪs/
  • Rhymes: (US) -ɑspɪs

Noun

hospice (countable and uncountable, plural hospices)

  1. (countable, dated) A lodging for pilgrims or the destitute, normally provided by a monastic order.
  2. (uncountable) The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.
  3. (countable) A specialized facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill.

Related terms

  • hospital
  • hospitable

Translations

Further reading

  • Hospice (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • hospice on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French hospise, borrowed from Latin hospitium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔs.pis/
  • Rhymes: -is

Noun

hospice m (plural hospices)

  1. hospice

Related terms

  • hôpital
  • hôte

Further reading

  • “hospice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org