What does TORCH mean?

Pronunciation
/tɔrtʃ/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
10
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
  2. tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
  3. a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
  4. a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame

verb

  1. burn maliciously, as by arson“The madman torched the barns”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

torched13torches12torching14

Anagrams of TORCH

rotch10

Words inside TORCH

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

thro7torc6cor5cot5hot6 orc5ort3rho6roc5rot3 tho6tor3ho5oh5or2to2

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Questions

Is TORCH a valid word in word games?

TORCH 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 TORCH worth?

TORCH is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 10 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from TORCH?

16 other words, including TO, OR, OH and HOT.