What does DITCH mean?

Pronunciation
/dɪtʃ/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
11
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a long narrow excavation in the earth
  2. any small natural waterway

verb

  1. forsake“ditch a lover”
  2. throw away“Chuck these old notes”
  3. sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly“The company dumped him after many years of service”
  4. make an emergency landing on water
  5. crash or crash-land“ditch a car”
  6. cut a trench in, as for drainage“ditch the land to drain it”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

ditched14ditches13ditching15

Anagrams of DITCH

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside DITCH

14 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

chid10chit9itch9chi8 dit4hic8hid7hit6 ich8tic5hi5 id3 it2ti2

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Questions

Is DITCH a valid word in word games?

DITCH is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is DITCH worth?

DITCH is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from DITCH?

14 other words, including IT, HIT, HI and ID.