ABASH is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ABASH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABASH?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABASH is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABASH
No single letter turns ABASH into another word.
How ABASH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ABASH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What stands out about ABASH
- The same 5 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 ABASH mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To make someone feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed, often causing a loss of confidence or composure.
Abash is a formal, somewhat literary verb that appears far more often in its past participle form abashed than in everyday active use, as in she looked abashed after the mistake. It shares ground with embarrass but leans more toward a sudden loss of self-assurance or dignity rather than mere social awkwardness. Writers often reach for abash to give a scene an old-fashioned or slightly dramatic tone rather than a casual one.
How ABASH is used
Formal and somewhat literary; most commonly encountered as the adjective abashed rather than in active use.
- Nothing seemed to abash the confident young speaker.
- Her sharp remark was meant to abash him in front of everyone.
- He refused to let their laughter abash him.
- The stern reply did nothing to abash the stubborn child.
- Criticism rarely seemed to abash the veteran performer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABASH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ABASH
The 5 tiles of ABASH in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ABASH
7 longer words begin with ABASH.
Words ending in ABASH
3 words end in ABASH. Useful as a back hook: play ABASH onto a word already on the board.
Words with ABASH inside
12 words contain ABASH in the middle. Words that start with ABASH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ABASH
Common questions about ABASH
- Is ABASH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABASH, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABASH worth?
- ABASH is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABASH mean?
- To make someone feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed, often causing a loss of confidence or composure.
- What letters can be added to ABASH?
- No single letter can be added to ABASH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ABASH:
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