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Is haunch a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word haunch is a Scrabble US word. The word haunch is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

H4A1U1N1C3H4

Is haunch a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word haunch is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

H4A1U1N1C3H4

Is haunch a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word haunch is a Words With Friends word. The word haunch is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3A1U2N2C4H3

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6-letter words (1 found)

HAUNCH,

5-letter words (4 found)

HANCH,HUNCH,NAUCH,NUCHA,

4-letter words (3 found)

HAUN,HUNH,NACH,

3-letter words (8 found)

ACH,CAN,CHA,HAH,HAN,HUH,HUN,NAH,

2-letter words (8 found)

AH,AN,CH,HA,NA,NU,UH,UN,

You can make 24 words from haunch according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of haunch

haunch

Alternative forms

  • haunce, haunse
  • (architecture) hanch, hance, hanse

Etymology

From Middle English haunche, hanche, from Old French hanche, hance, anche (compare French hanche, Italian anca), from a Germanic source, probably Frankish *ankijā, from Proto-Germanic *ankijǭ (“joint; ankle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“joint; lith”). Cognate with Old High German ancha, encha, einka (“the leg; joint, bend”) (compare Old High German anchila, enchila (“ankle”), German Hanke (“haunch”), West Frisian hancke (“haunch”). More at ankle.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɔːnt͡ʃ/, /hɒnt͡ʃ/
  • (some accents) IPA(key): /hɑːnt͡ʃ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /hɔnt͡ʃ/, /hɑnt͡ʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːntʃ, -ɑːnt͡ʃ

Noun

haunch (plural haunches)

  1. (anatomy) The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters.
  2. The loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food.
  3. (architecture) A squat vertical support structure.
  4. (dialect) A jerked underhand throw.

Derived terms

  • haunch bone
  • haunch holder
  • haunchy

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Verb

haunch (third-person singular simple present haunches, present participle haunching, simple past and past participle haunched)

  1. (transitive, architecture) To provide with a haunch or supporting structure.
  2. (transitive, dialect) To throw with an underhand movement.

Source: wiktionary.org