ash: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 6 letter points · starts with A · ends with H
Meaning of ash
noun
- countable, uncountable
The solid remains of a fire.
Example: The audience was more captivated by the growing ash at the end of his cigarette than by his words.
- countable, uncountable
The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.
- countable, uncountable
Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.
- countable, in-plural, uncountable
Human (or animal) remains after cremation.
Example: The urn containing his ashes was eventually removed to a closet.
Listed forms: ashes.
Source: Wiktionary — ash.
verb
- ambitransitive
To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing.
- Australia, ambitransitive
To hit the end off (a burning cigar or cigarette).
- transitive
To mark (someone) with an ashen cross on the forehead to observe Ash Wednesday.
- obsolete
To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.
Listed forms: ashes, ashing, ashed.
Source: Wiktionary — ash.
noun
- countable, uncountable
A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.
Example: The ash trees are dying off due to emerald ash borer.
- countable, uncountable
Any tree of certain species of other genera.
- uncountable
The wood of this tree.
- countable, uncountable
The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.
Listed forms: ashes.
Source: Wiktionary — ash.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for ash.
noun
any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus
- ash tree
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is ash in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of ash
A(1) + S(1) + H(4) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of ash
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from ash
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in ash. Showing up to 24, longest first.