WASHTUB is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WASHTUB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WASHTUB?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WASHTUB is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WASHTUB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
washtubsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WASHTUB scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WASHTUB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does WASHTUB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large tub in which clothes or linen are washed.
Before washing machines, a metal washtub stood in the yard or kitchen and clothes were scrubbed in it by hand. Because of its size, the washtub was sometimes borrowed for bathing children or chilling drinks, and it appears in folk music as a bass instrument.
How WASHTUB is used
Mostly appears in descriptions of old-fashioned laundry or folk bands.
- Grandmother scrubbed the sheets in a big washtub.
- The children splashed in the washtub on a hot day.
- The band used a washtub as its bass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WASHTUB and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WASHTUB
1 longer words begin with WASHTUB.
Shorter words from the letters in WASHTUB
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Common questions about WASHTUB
- Is WASHTUB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WASHTUB, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WASHTUB worth?
- WASHTUB is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WASHTUB mean?
- A large tub in which clothes or linen are washed.
- What letters can be added to WASHTUB?
- WASHTUB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WASHTUB:
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