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Ashes

/ˈæʃ.əz/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:7 pts5 letters
Definition of Ashes

noun

  1. The solid remains of a fire.

    "Ash from a fireplace can restore minerals to your garden's soil."

  2. The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.
  3. Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.
  4. (in the plural) Human (or animal) remains after cremation.

    "The urn containing his ashes was eventually removed to a closet."

  5. What remains after a catastrophe.

verb

  1. To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing.
  2. To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette.
  3. To hit the end off (a burning cigar or cigarette).
  4. (mostly used in the passive) To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.

noun

  1. A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.

    "The ash trees are dying off due to emerald ash borer."

  2. The wood of this tree.
  3. The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.
Anagrams of Ashes

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "ashes":

sheas

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "ashes" and rearranging:

+bbashes
+ccasheschaseschasse
+ddashessadhessashedshades
+ffashessheafs
+ggashes
+hhashes
+kshakes
+lhasselhasslelashesselahsshales
+mmashesshames
+nhanses
Related Word Patterns
AS...Words starting with "as"...ESWords ending with "es"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "ashes"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
a1
s1
h4
e1
s1

Total: 8 Scrabble points

Word Tools
Find Anagrams of "ashes"All 5-Letter WordsWords Starting With "A"
Rhymes With Ashes
aardwolvesabacusesabalonesabamperesabasesabashesabatesabatisesabattisesabbaciesabbesabbesses
Related 5-Letter Words
aahedaaliiaarghabacaabaciabackabaftabakaabampabaseabashabateabayaabbasabbes

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Ashes"

Ashes is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "ashes" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Ashes" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "ashes" is a low-scoring word.