ASHY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ASHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASHY?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASHY is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASHY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ASHY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ASHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What stands out about ASHY
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 ASHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Covered with ash; of an ash-grey colour.
Ashy describes a grey pallor in a face as often as anything to do with fire. In African American English it names dry skin, and that is a distinct and much commoner use.
How ASHY is used
Before and after the noun.
- An ashy face after a very long night.
- The word ashy names dry skin in African American English.
- Ashy ground round a fire that went out days ago.
- More ashy than pale and quite different in cause.
- Two ashy patches on the same elbow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASHY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASHY
The 4 tiles of ASHY in a different order — 3 found.
Words ending in ASHY
14 words end in ASHY. Useful as a back hook: play ASHY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in ASHY
Common questions about ASHY
- Is ASHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASHY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASHY worth?
- ASHY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASHY mean?
- Covered with ash; of an ash-grey colour.
- What letters can be added to ASHY?
- ASHY takes 4 hooks: 4 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ASHY:
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