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Winches

w 4i 1n 1c 3h 4e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of winch

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

What does winches mean?

noun

  1. lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

    Synonymswindlass

verb

  1. pull or lift up with or as if with a winch

    “winch up the slack line”

Definitions shown for winch, the base form of winches.

Is WINCHES 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 WINCHES worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
w 4i 1n 1c 3h 4e 1s 1

Words With Friends

16 pts
w 4i 1n 2c 4h 3e 1s 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
w 4i 1n 1c 4h 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
w 5i 1n 1c 3h 3e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in WINCHES

Words that end like WINCHES

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

inchespinchescinchesfinchesclinchesflinches
All words ending in -INCHES

Winches: quick answers

Is WINCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WINCHES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is WINCHES worth?
WINCHES scores 15 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does winches mean?
winches is the plural and third-person singular form of winch, which means “lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WINCHES?
You can make 106 shorter words from WINCHES, such as WICHES, CHEWS, WENCH, WINCH. See the full list.