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ashtray

/ˈæʃ.tɹeɪ/•noun

Ashtray can refer to a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 13

Length

Scrabble

WWF

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Ends

RAY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “ASHTRAY” Mean?

/ˈæʃ.tɹeɪ/

ashtray has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense

a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

Explore the word ashtray with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

A, S, H, T, R, A, Y

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for ashtray.

ASHTRAY is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 13.

It starts with A and ends with Y.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 29%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEAF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCCCVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using ashtray in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

ASHTRAY has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

ASHTRAY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

ASHTRAY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

ASHTRAY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside ashtray.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEAF

CV Pattern

VCCCCVC

Vowel Share

29%

Consonant Share

71%

Bigrams

AS, SH, HT, TR, RA, AY

Trigrams

ASH, SHT, HTR, TRA, RAY

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for ashtray.

ASHTRAY is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with A and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCCCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.