NATCH is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NATCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NATCH?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NATCH is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NATCH
Front hooks — 1
snatchBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How NATCH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NATCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does NATCH mean in Scrabble?
adverb
informal
An informal shortening of naturally, used to mean of course or as expected.
Natch appears mainly in relaxed, chatty speech and writing, tacked onto a statement to signal that the point being made is obvious and hardly needs saying. Speakers reach for natch instead of the full word naturally when they want a breezy, offhand tone, often with a touch of humour or sarcasm. It rarely appears in formal writing and almost never opens a sentence.
How NATCH is used
Informal and conversational; used to add a casual, sometimes ironic emphasis to an obvious statement.
- She showed up late again, natch.
- He ordered the spiciest dish on the menu, natch.
- The team lost the final, natch, given how the season had gone.
- Natch, he forgot his umbrella on the one rainy day.
- They celebrated with pizza afterward, natch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NATCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NATCH
The 5 tiles of NATCH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NATCH
1 longer words begin with NATCH.
Words ending in NATCH
2 words end in NATCH. Useful as a back hook: play NATCH onto a word already on the board.
Words with NATCH inside
14 words contain NATCH in the middle. Words that start with NATCH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NATCH
Common questions about NATCH
- Is NATCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NATCH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NATCH worth?
- NATCH is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NATCH mean?
- An informal shortening of naturally, used to mean of course or as expected.
- What letters can be added to NATCH?
- NATCH takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NATCH:
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