DASH is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DASH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DASH?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DASH is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DASH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How DASH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DASH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What stands out about DASH
- 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 DASH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To run somewhere in great haste.
Dash covers running, throwing, a punctuation mark and a small quantity of liquid, and the thread through all four is a sudden forceful movement. The punctuation sense is sixteenth-century.
How DASH is used
Dashed, dashes. Also a noun.
- They dashed across before the lights changed.
- The word dash covers four senses joined by suddenness.
- A dash of vinegar and nothing more.
- A dash in punctuation is sixteenth-century.
- Two dashes in one sentence is one too many.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DASH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DASH
The 4 tiles of DASH in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DASH
Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with DASH.
Words ending in DASH
12 words end in DASH. Useful as a back hook: play DASH onto a word already on the board.
Words with DASH inside
Showing 24 of 27 words that contain DASH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DASH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DASH
Common questions about DASH
- Is DASH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DASH, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DASH worth?
- DASH is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DASH mean?
- To run somewhere in great haste.
- What letters can be added to DASH?
- DASH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DASH:
Open DASH in the Word Finder