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Etches

e 1t 1c 3h 4e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

verb · 6 letters · Common · third-person singular form of etch

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does etches mean?

verb

  1. make an etching of

    “He etched her image into the surface”

  2. cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible

    “a face etched with pain”

  3. carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block

    “engrave a letter”

    Synonymsengrave

  4. carve or cut a design or letters into

    “engrave the pen with the owner's name”

    Synonymsengrave

  5. selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons

Definitions shown for etch, the base form of etches.

Is ETCHES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ETCHES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
e 1t 1c 3h 4e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
e 1t 1c 4h 3e 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
e 1t 1c 4h 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
e 1t 1c 3h 3e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ETCHES

Hooks for ETCHES

Add one letter to the front or back of ETCHES to make another word.

Front hooks

fetchesketchesletchesretchesvetches

Back hooks

None

Words that end like ETCHES

Common words that share the ending -ETCHES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

sketchesstretchesfetchesretcheswretches
All words ending in -ETCHES

Etches: quick answers

Is ETCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ETCHES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ETCHES worth?
ETCHES scores 11 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does etches mean?
etches is the third-person singular form of etch, which means “make an etching of”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ETCHES?
You can make 51 shorter words from ETCHES, such as CHEST, ECHES, TECHS, ECHE. See the full list.