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What does ashcan mean? Is ashcan a Scrabble word?

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Is ashcan a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ashcan is a Scrabble US word. The word ashcan is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

A1S1H4C3A1N1

Is ashcan a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ashcan is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

A1S1H4C3A1N1

Is ashcan a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ashcan is a Words With Friends word. The word ashcan is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

A1S1H3C4A1N2

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6-letter words (3 found)

ASHCAN,CHANAS,NACHAS,

5-letter words (2 found)

CHANA,HANSA,

4-letter words (11 found)

AAHS,ANAS,ANSA,CAAS,CANS,CASA,CASH,CHAS,NACH,SCAN,SHAN,

3-letter words (18 found)

AAH,AAS,ACH,AHA,AHS,ANA,ANS,ASH,CAA,CAN,CHA,HAN,HAS,NAH,NAS,SAC,SAN,SHA,

2-letter words (8 found)

AA,AH,AN,AS,CH,HA,NA,SH,

You can make 42 words from ashcan according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ashcan

ashcan

Etymology

ash +‎ can

Pronunciation

Noun

ashcan (plural ashcans)

  1. A container for ashes, used in times past for accumulating ashes generated from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.
  2. A dustbin. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  3. (US, slang) A kind of large firecracker.

Derived terms

  • ashcan of history

Translations

Verb

ashcan (third-person singular simple present ashcans, present participle ashcanning, simple past and past participle ashcanned)

  1. (transitive, informal) To throw out like rubbish; to ditch or trash.

Adjective

ashcan (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Ashcan School of American art.
  2. Describing a comic book originally published solely to retain ownership of a trademark, not intended for general release; later used for promotional comic books intended for limited release to the public.

Source: wiktionary.org