What does HATCH mean?

Pronunciation
/hætʃ/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
13
Words With Friends score
12
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. emerge from the eggs“young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch”
  2. devise or invent“He thought up a plan to get rich quickly”
  3. inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating
  4. draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper“hatch the sheet”
  5. sit on (eggs)“Birds brood”

noun

  1. the production of young from an egg
  2. shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
  3. a movable barrier covering a hatchway

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

hatches15

Anagrams of HATCH

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

Words inside HATCH

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

chat9 hath10tach9act5 cat5 hah9hat6 ah5at2 ha5ta2

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Questions

Is HATCH a valid word in word games?

HATCH 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 HATCH worth?

HATCH is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 12 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from HATCH?

11 other words, including AT, ACT, CAT and AH.