pinch
Pinch can refer to a painful or straitened circumstance, an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed, or a slight but appreciable amount. As a verb, pinch can mean to make ridges into by pinching together, squeeze tightly between the fingers, or make off with belongings of others.
Length
5
Scrabble
12
WWF
14
Starts
PI
Ends
NCH
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “PINCH” Mean?
/pɪntʃ/
pinch has 12 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
7 sensesa painful or straitened circumstance
“the pinch of the recession”
an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
a small sharp bite or snip
Synonyms
a squeeze with the fingers
Synonyms
Show 1 more noun definition
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
“the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar”
Synonyms
Verb
5 sensesmake ridges into by pinching together
Synonyms
irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
“smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth”
“the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a painful or straitened circumstance
Length
5 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
H
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
P, I, N, C, H
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆PINCH has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆PINCH 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
★★★★☆PINCH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆PINCH 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
PI, IN, NC, CH
Trigrams
PIN, INC, NCH
Crossword Intelligence
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