ditch
Ditch can refer to a long narrow excavation in the earth or any small natural waterway. As a verb, ditch can mean to make an emergency landing on water, sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly, or cut a trench in, as for drainage.
Length
5
Scrabble
11
WWF
11
Starts
DI
Ends
TCH
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DITCH” Mean?
ditch has 8 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesa long narrow excavation in the earth
any small natural waterway
Verb
6 sensesforsake
“ditch a lover”
sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
“The company dumped him after many years of service”
“She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man”
Synonyms
make an emergency landing on water
crash or crash-land
“ditch a car”
“ditch a plane”
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
a long narrow excavation in the earth
Length
5 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
H
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
D, I, T, C, H
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DITCH has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆DITCH is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DITCH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆DITCH uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVCCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
DI, IT, TC, CH
Trigrams
DIT, ITC, TCH
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