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Is gotcha a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word gotcha is a Scrabble US word. The word gotcha is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

G2O1T1C3H4A1

Is gotcha a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word gotcha is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

G2O1T1C3H4A1

Is gotcha a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word gotcha is a Words With Friends word. The word gotcha is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

G3O1T1C4H3A1

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6-letter words (1 found)

GOTCHA,

5-letter words (5 found)

CAGOT,CHOTA,GATCH,GOTCH,TACHO,

4-letter words (16 found)

ATOC,CHAO,CHAT,CHOG,COAT,COTH,GACH,GATH,GHAT,GOAT,GOTH,OATH,OCTA,TACH,TACO,TOGA,

3-letter words (26 found)

ACH,ACT,AGO,CAG,CAT,CHA,COG,COT,GAT,GOA,GOT,HAG,HAO,HAT,HOA,HOC,HOG,HOT,OAT,OCA,OCH,TAG,TAO,THO,TOC,TOG,

2-letter words (10 found)

AG,AH,AT,CH,GO,HA,HO,OH,TA,TO,

You can make 58 words from gotcha according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of gotcha

gotcha

Alternative forms

  • gotchya, gottcha, gotchu

Etymology

From got +‎ -cha.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑt͡ʃə/
    • Homophone: gacha
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɒt͡ʃə/
  • Rhymes: -ɒtʃə

Contraction

gotcha (colloquial)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of got you.

Interjection

gotcha (colloquial)

  1. I got you covered, I got your back (said by a speaker who has an advantage or responsibility over someone).
  2. I caught you (as when successfully bringing someone to reckoning or effecting some form of retribution).
  3. I got you by surprise (indicating a successful trick or prank).
  4. I understand you or what you said.

Related terms

  • getcha

Translations

Noun

gotcha (plural gotchas) (colloquial)

  1. A potential problem or source of trouble.
    1. (computing) A feature of a system or a program that works in the way it is documented but is counter-intuitive and almost invites mistake or non-function.
  2. An instance of publicly tricking someone or exposing them to ridicule, especially by means of an elaborate deception.
    gotcha question
  3. An attempt to disprove or refute someone's argument, usually (but not necessarily) in a deceptive or disingenuous way.
  4. An instance of accomplishing a tricky idea or overcoming a difficult obstacle.

Derived terms

  • game of gotcha
  • gotcha journalism

Translations

See also

  • gotta
  • letcha
  • letchya
  • user-friendly

References

  • Eric Partridge (2005) “gotcha!”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volumes 1 (A–I), London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 904.

Source: wiktionary.org