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Is notch a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word notch is a Scrabble US word. The word notch is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

N1O1T1C3H4

Is notch a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word notch is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

N1O1T1C3H4

Is notch a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word notch is a Words With Friends word. The word notch is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

NOTCH,

4-letter words (3 found)

CHON,COTH,THON,

3-letter words (12 found)

CON,COT,HOC,HON,HOT,NOH,NOT,NTH,OCH,THO,TOC,TON,

2-letter words (6 found)

CH,HO,NO,OH,ON,TO,

You can make 22 words from notch according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of notch

notch ontch ntoch tnoch otnch tonch nocth oncth ncoth cnoth ocnth conth ntcoh tncoh nctoh cntoh tcnoh ctnoh otcnh tocnh octnh cotnh tconh ctonh nothc onthc ntohc tnohc otnhc tonhc nohtc onhtc nhotc hnotc ohntc hontc nthoc tnhoc nhtoc hntoc thnoc htnoc othnc tohnc ohtnc hotnc thonc htonc nocht oncht ncoht cnoht ocnht conht nohct onhct nhoct hnoct ohnct honct nchot cnhot nhcot hncot chnot hcnot ochnt cohnt ohcnt hocnt chont hcont ntcho tncho nctho cntho tcnho ctnho nthco tnhco nhtco hntco thnco htnco nchto cnhto nhcto hncto chnto hcnto tchno cthno thcno htcno chtno hctno otchn tochn octhn cothn tcohn ctohn othcn tohcn ohtcn hotcn thocn htocn ochtn cohtn ohctn hoctn chotn hcotn tchon cthon thcon htcon chton hcton

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Definitions and meaning of notch

notch

Etymology

Recorded since 1577, probably a rebracketing of an + otch, which noun stems from Middle French oche (“notch”), itself from the Old French verb ochier (“to notch”), of uncertain origin, but possibly related to French hocher and English nick (“small cut, notch”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nɒtʃ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /nɑt͡ʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɒtʃ

Noun

notch (plural notches)

  1. A V-shaped cut.
    1. Such a cut, used for keeping a record.
  2. An indentation.
  3. A mountain pass; a defile.
  4. (US slang) A woman.
  5. (finance) A discontinuous change in a taxation schedule.
  6. (informal) A level or degree.
  7. (electronics) A portion of a mobile phone that overlaps the edge of the screen, used to house a camera, sensors etc. while maximizing screen space.

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Translations

Verb

notch (third-person singular simple present notches, present participle notching, simple past and past participle notched)

  1. (transitive) To cut a notch in (something).
  2. (transitive) To record (a score or similar) by making notches on something.
  3. (transitive) To join by means of notches.
  4. (transitive, informal) To achieve (something); to add to one's score or record of successes.
    Synonym: notch up

Derived terms

  • notcher

Translations

Verb

notch (third-person singular simple present notches, present participle notching, simple past and past participle notched)

  1. (transitive) To fit (an arrow) to a bow by means of the notch cut at the end of the arrow; to nock.

References

  • Partridge, Eric (2006): Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
  • Jonathon Green (2024) “notch n.1”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Cebuano

Etymology

From nota + ch.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: notch

Noun

notch

  1. the penis

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