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Is fecht a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word fecht is a Scrabble US word. The word fecht is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is fecht a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word fecht is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

F4E1C3H4T1

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5-letter words (2 found)

FECHT,FETCH,

4-letter words (5 found)

CHEF,ECHT,ETCH,HEFT,TECH,

3-letter words (10 found)

CHE,ECH,EFT,ETH,FEH,FET,HET,TEC,TEF,THE,

2-letter words (7 found)

CH,EF,EH,ET,FE,HE,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 25 words from fecht according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of fecht

fecht

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • fect

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɸʲext]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *wixtā (compare Welsh gwaith), from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to overcome”).

Noun

fecht f (genitive fechtae)

  2. course, journey, expedition
Declension
Derived terms
  • fechtas

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *wextom, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to carry”).

Noun

fecht n or m

  2. turn, time
Usage notes
  • Generally only found adverbially or in certain fossilized phrases.
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Irish: feacht
  • Scottish Gaelic: feachd

Mutation

Further reading

  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scots

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fɛçt], [feːçt]
  • (South Scots) IPA(key): [faeçt]

Etymology 1

From Middle English fighten, from Old English feohtan, from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną.

Verb

fecht (third-person singular simple present fechts, present participle fechtin, simple past fechtit or focht or feucht, past participle fechtit or fochten or feuchten)

  1. to fight
  2. to struggle against misfortune, poverty, etc.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle English feght, from Old English feoht, from the verb.

Noun

fecht (plural fechts)

  1. fight, struggle, battle
  2. exertion, pugnacity

Source: wiktionary.org