Hitch in Scrabble and Meaning

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Is hitch a Scrabble word?

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

H4I1T1C3H4

Is hitch a Scrabble UK word?

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

H4I1T1C3H4

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Yes. The word hitch is a Words With Friends word. The word hitch is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

HITCH,

4-letter words (3 found)

CHIT,ITCH,TICH,

3-letter words (6 found)

CHI,CIT,HIC,HIT,ICH,TIC,

2-letter words (4 found)

CH,HI,IT,TI,

You can make 14 words from hitch according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of hitch

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Definitions and meaning of hitch

hitch

Etymology

Probably from Middle English hicchen, hytchen, icchen (to move; to move as with a jerk), of obscure origin. Lacks cognates in other languages. Compare itch, hike.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɪt͡ʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪtʃ

Noun

hitch (plural hitches)

  1. A sudden pull.
  2. Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.
  3. A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.
  4. (informal) A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
    The banquet went off without a hitchThe banquet went smoothly.
  5. A hidden or unfavorable condition or element.
    Synonym: catch
  6. (military, slang) A period of time spent in the military.
    • 2004, June 3, Stephen J. Hedges & Mike Dorning, Chicago Tribune; Orlando Sentinel; page pg. A.1
      U.S. TROOPS FACE LONGER ARMY HITCH; SOLDIERS BOUND FOR IRAQ, ... WILL BE RETAINED
  7. A large Californian minnow, Lavinia exilicauda.
  8. (mining) A hole cut into the wall of a mine on which timbers are rested.
    • 1897, Great Britain. Mines Department, Mines and Quarries. Reports ... for the Newcastle District (No. 3) (page 32)
      A coal cutter and conveyor is used along the face, and after each cut the hitch had to be crossed at a new point.

Hyponyms

  • hitch in one's get-along
  • hitch in one's giddy-up
  • Magnus hitch
  • midshipman's hitch
  • rigger's hitch
  • rolling hitch
  • taut-line hitch
  • tent-line hitch

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Verb

hitch (third-person singular simple present hitches, present participle hitching, simple past and past participle hitched)

  1. (transitive) To pull with a jerk.
  2. (transitive) To attach, tie or fasten.
    Synonyms: affix, join, put together; see also Thesaurus:join
  3. (informal) To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.
    Synonyms: splice, wed; see also Thesaurus:marry
  4. (informal, transitive) Clipping of hitchhike, to thumb a ride.
  5. (intransitive) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
  6. (intransitive) To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.
  7. (intransitive, UK) To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.

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Further reading

  • hitch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • List of hitch knots on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org