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Ashcake

7 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A type of cornbread traditionally wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked directly in hot embers or ashes.

The recipe for ashcake had been passed down through four generations of the family.

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Synonyms

hoecakecornbread

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Wordle

Starts with ASH, the CAKE ending is familiar but the ASH prefix is the distinctive element

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Scrabble

Worth 15 points, K scores 5 points and H scores 4 points, making this an excellent scoring word

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