ASHORE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ASHORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASHORE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASHORE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASHORE
No single letter turns ASHORE into another word.
How ASHORE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ASHORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What stands out about ASHORE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ASHORE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
On or onto the land, having come from the water.
Sailors and passengers go ashore when they leave a ship for the land, and wreckage or whales may be washed ashore by the tide. The word suggests a movement from sea to land, which separates it from the plainer on land. A ship that runs ashore has grounded, usually by accident.
How ASHORE is used
Common with go, come, swim, wash and run; nautical in flavour but used widely.
- The crew went ashore at dawn.
- A dead whale was washed ashore after the gale.
- She swam ashore with the rope in her teeth.
- The passengers were rowed ashore in small boats.
- Storm waves drove the little boat ashore.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASHORE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASHORE
The 6 tiles of ASHORE in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ASHORE
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Common questions about ASHORE
- Is ASHORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASHORE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASHORE worth?
- ASHORE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASHORE mean?
- On or onto the land, having come from the water.
- What letters can be added to ASHORE?
- No single letter can be added to ASHORE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ASHORE:
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