sackcloth and ashes

NOUN
19 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

sackcloth and ashes is a valid 19-letter word worth 32 points in Scrabble and 34 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1A1C3K5C3L1O1T1H4A1N1D2A1S1H4E1S1
1 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 =32 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 64TRIPLE WORD → 96
MEANING

What does sackcloth and ashes mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief.

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