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Is potash a Scrabble word?

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

P3O1T1A1S1H4

Is potash a Scrabble UK word?

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

P3O1T1A1S1H4

Is potash a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word potash is a Words With Friends word. The word potash is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4O1T1A1S1H3

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6-letter words (2 found)

PATHOS,POTASH,

5-letter words (9 found)

HOAST,HOSTA,OATHS,OPAHS,PATHS,PHOTS,SHOAT,STAPH,TOPHS,

4-letter words (50 found)

APOS,APSO,APTS,ATOP,HAOS,HAPS,HASP,HAST,HATS,HOAS,HOPS,HOST,HOTS,OAST,OATH,OATS,OPAH,OPAS,OPTS,PAHS,PASH,PAST,PATH,PATS,PHAT,PHOS,PHOT,POAS,POHS,POSH,POST,POTS,SHAT,SHOP,SHOT,SOAP,SOPH,SOTH,SPAT,SPOT,STAP,STOA,STOP,TAOS,TAPS,TASH,TOPH,TOPS,TOSA,TOSH,

3-letter words (42 found)

AHS,APO,APT,ASH,ASP,ATS,HAO,HAP,HAS,HAT,HOA,HOP,HOS,HOT,OAT,OHS,OPA,OPS,OPT,PAH,PAS,PAT,PHO,PHT,POA,POH,POS,POT,PST,SAP,SAT,SHA,SHO,SOH,SOP,SOT,SPA,TAO,TAP,TAS,THO,TOP,

2-letter words (15 found)

AH,AS,AT,HA,HO,OH,OP,OS,PA,PO,SH,SO,ST,TA,TO,

You can make 118 words from potash according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of potash

potash

Etymology

Calque of Dutch potas, coined in 1598, equivalent to pot +‎ ash. The literal translation is “pot ash”, because it was made by burning wood to ashes in a large pot. First attested in 1648. Doublet of potassium and potassa.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɒt.æʃ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɑt.æʃ/
  • Rhymes: -æʃ

Noun

potash (countable and uncountable, plural potashes)

  2. The water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer.
    Hypernym: ash
    Coordinate term: fly ash
  4. (chemistry) An impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts.
  6. (chemistry, archaic) Potassium. Chiefly used in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash".
    permanganate of potash ― potassium permanganate
  8. A class of potassium minerals, of similar applicability to potassium carbonate, such as being a fertilizer. (ie. potassium chloride, potassium hydroxide)

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Verb

potash (third-person singular simple present potashes, present participle potashing, simple past and past participle potashed)

  1. To treat with potassium.

References

  • Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1]

Anagrams

  • Pashto, pathos, sophta

Source: wiktionary.org