Dictionary

Gotcha

g ₂o ₁t ₁c ₃h ₄a ₁

About 2 syllables

6 letters · Uncommon

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

What does gotcha mean?

We don’t have a definition for gotcha yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is GOTCHA a valid word?

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

How many points is GOTCHA worth?

Scrabble

12 pts

g ₂o ₁t ₁c ₃h ₄a ₁

Words With Friends

13 pts

g ₃o ₁t ₁c ₄h ₃a ₁

Wordfeud

14 pts

g ₃o ₁t ₁c ₄h ₄a ₁

NYT Crossplay

13 pts

g ₄o ₁t ₁c ₃h ₃a ₁

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

Words from the letters in GOTCHA

Best shorter words top 30 of 54

chog 10 chota 10 tacho 10 chao 9 chat 9 coth 9 tach 9 ach 8 cagot 8 cha 8 gath 8 ghat 8 goth 8 hoc 8 och 8 ch 7 hag 7 hog 7 oath 7 atoc 6 cag 6 coat 6 cog 6 hao 6 hat 6 hoa 6 hot 6 octa 6 taco 6 tho 6

See all 54 words made from GOTCHA

Hooks for GOTCHA

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

gotchas

Gotcha: quick answers

Is GOTCHA a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. GOTCHA is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.

How many points is GOTCHA worth?

GOTCHA scores 12 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in GOTCHA?

You can make 54 shorter words from GOTCHA, such as CHOG, CHOTA, TACHO, CHAO. See the full list.