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Dashes

Q: What does dashes mean?

dashes is the plural and third-person singular form of dash, which means “distinctive and stylish elegance”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.

d ₂a ₁s ₁h ₄e ₁s ₁

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 6 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of dash

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does dashes mean?

noun

distinctive and stylish elegance
“he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer”
Synonymselan flair panache style
a quick run
Synonymssprint
a footrace run at top speed
“he is preparing for the 100-yard dash”
a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
Synonymshyphen
the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
Synonymsdah
the act of moving with great haste
“he made a dash for the door”
Synonymsbolt

verb

run or move very quickly or hastily
“She dashed into the yard”
Synonymsdart scoot scud flash shoot
break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
“Smash a plate”
Synonymssmash
hurl or thrust violently
“He dashed the plate against the wall”
Synonymscrash
destroy or break
“dashed ambitions and hopes”
cause to lose courage
“dashed by the refusal”
Synonymsdauntscare offpallfrighten offscare away
add an enlivening or altering element to
“blue paint dashed with white”

Definitions shown for dash, the base form of dashes.

Is DASHES a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is DASHES worth?

Scrabble

10 pts

d ₂a ₁s ₁h ₄e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

9 pts

d ₂a ₁s ₁h ₃e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

10 pts

d ₂a ₁s ₁h ₄e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

9 pts

d ₂a ₁s ₁h ₃e ₁s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DASHES

Anagrams 3

sadhes sashed shades

Best shorter words top 30 of 65

ashed 9 deash 9 hades 9 heads 9 sadhe 9 shade 9 shads 9 sheds 9 ahed 8 ashes 8 dahs 8 dash 8 edhs 8 hade 8 hads 8 haed 8 head 8 shad 8 sheas 8 shed 8 dah 7 edh 7 had 7 haes 7 sash 7 sesh 7 shea 7 shes 7 ahs 6 ash 6

See all 65 words made from DASHES

Words that end like DASHES

Common words that share the ending -ASHES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

crashes flashes bashes washes ashes clashes smashes cashes gashes hashes lashes mashes rashes sashes gnashes slashes trashes splashes thrashes rehashes eyelashes goulashes backlashes brainwashes

All words ending in -ASHES

Dashes: quick answers

Is DASHES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. DASHES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.

How many points is DASHES worth?

DASHES scores 10 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does dashes mean?

dashes is the plural and third-person singular form of dash, which means “distinctive and stylish elegance”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in DASHES?

You can make 65 shorter words from DASHES, such as ASHED, DEASH, HADES, HEADS. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of DASHES?

DASHES rearranges into SADHES, SASHED, SHADES.