GOTCH is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 11 points
Yes for Scrabble. GOTCH is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept GOTCH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOTCH is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOTCH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gotchaChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How GOTCH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GOTCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does GOTCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A pair of underpants, especially plain cotton briefs, in Canadian prairie slang.
Gotch is heard mostly on the Canadian prairies, where the longer form gotchies is just as common and slightly more childish in tone. The word has no settled origin story, though some trace it to Ukrainian settler speech in the region. Outside that area gotch is barely used, so a listener from another part of the English-speaking world may not recognize it at all.
How GOTCH is used
Regional Canadian slang, mostly Prairie provinces; casual and often used by or about children.
- He ran across the yard in nothing but his gotch.
- She packed three pairs of gotch for the camping trip.
- The old gotch had a hole in the seam.
- Nobody outside the prairies seemed to know what gotch meant.
- His gotchies were hanging on the line to dry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOTCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOTCH
4 longer words begin with GOTCH.
Shorter words from the letters in GOTCH
Common questions about GOTCH
- Is GOTCH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GOTCH is not in it.
- How many points is GOTCH worth?
- GOTCH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOTCH mean?
- A pair of underpants, especially plain cotton briefs, in Canadian prairie slang.
- What letters can be added to GOTCH?
- GOTCH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GOTCH:
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