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SASHAYS

7 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What SASHAYS Means

SASHAYS is a form of SASHAY, which means:

  1. noun: a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps
  2. noun: (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
  3. verb: move sideways
  4. verb: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others“He struts around like a rooster in a hen house”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SASHAYS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 A1 S1 H4 A1 Y4 S1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 63 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Words Made From The Letters In SASHAYS

37 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

6 letter words (3)

5 letter words (5)

4 letter words (10)

3 letter words (12)

2 letter words (7)

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.