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Is winch a Scrabble word?

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

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Is winch a Scrabble UK word?

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

W4I1N1C3H4

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Yes. The word winch is a Words With Friends word. The word winch is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

WINCH,

4-letter words (4 found)

CHIN,INCH,WHIN,WICH,

3-letter words (5 found)

CHI,HIC,HIN,ICH,WIN,

2-letter words (3 found)

CH,HI,IN,

You can make 13 words from winch according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of winch

winch iwnch wnich nwich inwch niwch wicnh iwcnh wcinh cwinh icwnh ciwnh wncih nwcih wcnih cwnih ncwih cnwih incwh nicwh icnwh cinwh nciwh cniwh winhc iwnhc wnihc nwihc inwhc niwhc wihnc iwhnc whinc hwinc ihwnc hiwnc wnhic nwhic whnic hwnic nhwic hnwic inhwc nihwc ihnwc hinwc nhiwc hniwc wichn iwchn wcihn cwihn icwhn ciwhn wihcn iwhcn whicn hwicn ihwcn hiwcn wchin cwhin whcin hwcin chwin hcwin ichwn cihwn ihcwn hicwn chiwn hciwn wnchi nwchi wcnhi cwnhi ncwhi cnwhi wnhci nwhci whnci hwnci nhwci hnwci wchni cwhni whcni hwcni chwni hcwni nchwi cnhwi nhcwi hncwi chnwi hcnwi inchw nichw icnhw cinhw ncihw cnihw inhcw nihcw ihncw hincw nhicw hnicw ichnw cihnw ihcnw hicnw chinw hcinw nchiw cnhiw nhciw hnciw chniw hcniw

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Definitions and meaning of winch

winch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɪnt͡ʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪntʃ

Etymology 1

From Middle English wynche, from Old English winċe, from Proto-Germanic *winkijǭ, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *weng- (“to bow, bend, arch, curve”), whence also wink.

Noun

winch (plural winches)

  1. A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hoisting or hauling on a rope or cable.
  2. (nautical) A hoisting machine used for loading or discharging cargo, or for hauling in lines.
  3. A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).
  4. A kick, as of an animal, from impatience or uneasiness.
  5. (Nigeria, slang) Witch.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Tok Pisin: winis
  • → Arabic: وِنْش (winš)
  • → Japanese: ウインチ
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: vinsj
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: vinsj
  • → Serbo-Croatian: vȉnč
  • → Swahili: winchi
  • → Swedish: vinsch
  • → Ottoman Turkish: وینچ (vinç)
    • Turkish: vinç
Translations

Verb

winch (third-person singular simple present winches, present participle winching, simple past and past participle winched)

  1. To use a winch
Translations

Etymology 2

See wince.

Verb

winch (third-person singular simple present winches, present participle winching, simple past and past participle winched)

  1. To wince; to shrink
  2. To kick with impatience or uneasiness.

French

Noun

winch m (plural winchs)

  1. (nautical) winch

Further reading

  • “winch”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org