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Itches

Q: What does itches mean?

itches is the plural and third-person singular form of itch, which means “a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.

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About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of itch

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

What does itches mean?

noun

a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
“he has a bad case of the itch”
Synonymsscabies
a strong restless desire
“why this urge to travel?”
Synonymsurge
an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
Synonymsitchiness itching

verb

scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
“Don't scratch your insect bites!”
Synonymsrub scratch
have or perceive an itch
“I'm itching--the air is so dry!”
cause to perceive an itch
“his skin itched”
have a strong desire or urge to do something
“She is itching to start the project”
Synonymsspoil

Definitions shown for itch, the base form of itches.

Is ITCHES a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 ITCHES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts

i ₁t ₁c ₃h ₄e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

11 pts

i ₁t ₁c ₄h ₃e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

12 pts

i ₁t ₁c ₄h ₄e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

10 pts

i 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 ITCHES

Anagrams 3

ethics theics tiches

Best shorter words top 30 of 92

chest 10 chits 10 ethic 10 iches 10 sicht 10 stich 10 techs 10 theic 10 chis 9 chit 9 echt 9 etch 9 ichs 9 itch 9 sech 9 sich 9 tech 9 tich 9 che 8 chi 8 ech 8 heist 8 hic 8 ich 8 shite 8 sieth 8 sithe 8 cesti 7 ch 7 cites 7

See all 92 words made from ITCHES

Hooks for ITCHES

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

Front hooks

aitches bitches ditches fitches hitches mitches pitches titches witches

Back hooks

None

Words that end like ITCHES

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

switches ditches hitches pitches witches britches snitches stitches twitches bewitches

All words ending in -ITCHES

Itches: quick answers

Is ITCHES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. ITCHES 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 ITCHES worth?

ITCHES 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 itches mean?

itches is the plural and third-person singular form of itch, which means “a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in ITCHES?

You can make 92 shorter words from ITCHES, such as CHEST, CHITS, ETHIC, ICHES. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of ITCHES?

ITCHES rearranges into ETHICS, THEICS, TICHES.