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Washes

w 4a 1s 1h 4e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

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

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

What does washes mean?

noun

  1. a thin coat of water-base paint

  2. the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

    Synonymswashinglavation

  3. the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)

    Synonymsdry wash

  4. the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)

    “from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water”

    Synonymswashout

  5. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

    Synonymsslipstreamairstreamracebackwash

  6. a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other

    Synonymswash drawing

verb

  1. clean with some chemical process

    Synonymsrinse

  2. cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

    Synonymslave

  3. cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water

    “Wash the towels, please!”

    Synonymslaunder

  4. move by or as if by water

    “The swollen river washed away the footbridge”

  5. be capable of being washed

    “Does this material wash?”

  6. admit to testing or proof

    “This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court”

Definitions shown for wash, the base form of washes.

Is WASHES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
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 WASHES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
w 4a 1s 1h 4e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
w 4a 1s 1h 3e 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
w 4a 1s 1h 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
w 5a 1s 1h 3e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in WASHES

Anagrams 1

hawses

Hooks for WASHES

Add one letter to the front or back of WASHES to make another word.

Front hooks

swashes

Back hooks

None

Words that end like WASHES

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.

crashesflashesbashesdashesashesclashessmashescashesgasheshasheslashesmashesrashessashesgnashesslashestrashessplashesthrashesrehasheseyelashesgoulashesbacklashesbrainwashes
All words ending in -ASHES

Washes: quick answers

Is WASHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WASHES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is WASHES worth?
WASHES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does washes mean?
washes is the plural and third-person singular form of wash, which means “a thin coat of water-base paint”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WASHES?
You can make 58 shorter words from WASHES, such as HAWSE, SHAWS, SHEWS, SHWAS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of WASHES?
WASHES rearranges into HAWSES.