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Is etch a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word etch is a Scrabble US word. The word etch is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

E1T1C3H4

Is etch a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word etch is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

E1T1C3H4

Is etch a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word etch is a Words With Friends word. The word etch is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

E1T1C4H3

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4-letter words (3 found)

ECHT,ETCH,TECH,

3-letter words (6 found)

CHE,ECH,ETH,HET,TEC,THE,

2-letter words (5 found)

CH,EH,ET,HE,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 15 words from etch according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of etch

etch tech ecth ceth tceh cteh ethc tehc ehtc hetc thec htec echt ceht ehct hect chet hcet tche cthe thce htce chte hcte

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word etch. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in etch.

Definitions and meaning of etch

etch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛt͡ʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtʃ

Etymology 1

From Dutch etsen (“to etch”), from German ätzen (“to etch”), from Old High German azzon (“to cause to bite or feed”), from Proto-Germanic *atjaną, causative of *etaną (“to eat”) (whence also English eat).

Verb

etch (third-person singular simple present etches, present participle etching, simple past and past participle etched)

  1. To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
  2. To engrave a surface.
  3. (figuratively) To make a lasting impression.
    The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind.
  4. To sketch; to delineate.
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Etymology 2

Noun

etch

  1. Obsolete form of eddish.

Anagrams

  • Chet, Tech., chet, echt, hect-, tech

Source: wiktionary.org