PEARLASH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PEARLASH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEARLASH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEARLASH is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEARLASH
No single letter turns PEARLASH into another word.
How PEARLASH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PEARLASH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PEARLASH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PEARLASH mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A white alkaline powder, mainly potassium carbonate, made from wood ashes.
Pearlash was a key ingredient for soap and glass in early industry, and later it served as a leavening agent for baking. It is the ancestor of modern baking soda.
How PEARLASH is used
Mainly historical or chemical.
- Settlers made pearlash by leaching wood ashes.
- The recipe called for a spoon of pearlash.
- Pearlash was exported in barrels.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEARLASH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEARLASH
1 longer words begin with PEARLASH.
Shorter words from the letters in PEARLASH
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Common questions about PEARLASH
- Is PEARLASH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEARLASH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEARLASH worth?
- PEARLASH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEARLASH mean?
- A white alkaline powder, mainly potassium carbonate, made from wood ashes.
- What letters can be added to PEARLASH?
- No single letter can be added to PEARLASH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PEARLASH:
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