Definition of asylum

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • asylum is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • asylum is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • asylum is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of asylum


  • a shelter from danger or hardship (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. refuge
    2. sanctuary
  • a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. insane asylum
    2. institution
    3. mental home
    4. mental hospital
    5. mental institution
    6. psychiatric hospital

See definition of asylum in Merriam Webster