itch
Itch can refer to a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation, an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch, or a strong restless desire. As a verb, itch can mean to scrape or rub as if to relieve itching, cause to perceive an itch, or have a strong desire or urge to do something.
Length
4
Scrabble
9
WWF
9
Starts
IT
Ends
TCH
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “ITCH” Mean?
itch has 7 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesa contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
“he has a bad case of the itch”
Synonyms
Verb
4 senseshave or perceive an itch
“I'm itching — the air is so dry!”
cause to perceive an itch
“his skin itched”
have a strong desire or urge to do something
“She is itching to start the project”
“He is spoiling for a fight”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
Length
4 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
H
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
I, T, C, H
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆ITCH has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ITCH is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆ITCH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆ITCH uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
VCCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
IT, TC, CH
Trigrams
ITC, TCH
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