Definition of SCULLERY

scullery

Meanings

Plural: sculleries

Noun

  • a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done
  • A small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic chores are done.

Origin / Etymology

From Anglo-Norman squillerie, from Old French escuelerie (“office of the servant in charge of plates”), from escuele (“bowl, dish”), from Latin scutella.

Scrabble Score: 13

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

Words With Friends Score: 16

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