touch
Touch can refer to the event of something coming in contact with the body, the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands), or a suggestion of some quality. As a verb, touch can mean to make physical contact with, come in contact with, perceive via the tactile sense, or be in direct physical contact with; make contact.
Length
5
Scrabble
10
WWF
11
Starts
TO
Ends
UCH
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “TOUCH” Mean?
/tʌt͡ʃ/
touch has 27 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
12 sensesthe event of something coming in contact with the body
“he longed for the touch of her hand”
“the cooling touch of the night air”
Synonyms
the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
“only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us”
the act of putting two things together with no space between them
“at his touch the room filled with lights”
Synonyms
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a communicative interaction
“the pilot made contact with the base”
“he got in touch with his colleagues”
Synonyms
the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
“he watched the beggar trying to make a touch”
the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
“she likes the touch of silk on her skin”
“the surface had a greasy feeling”
Synonyms
deftness in handling matters
“he has a master's touch”
the feel of mechanical action
“this piano has a wonderful touch”
Verb
15 sensesmake physical contact with, come in contact with
“Touch the stone for good luck”
“She never touched her husband”
perceive via the tactile sense
“Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her”
affect emotionally
“A stirring movie”
“I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy”
“The bad news will touch him”
“The performance is likely to touch Sue”
Synonyms
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deal with; usually used with a form of negation
“I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole”
“The local Mafia won't touch gambling”
cause to be in brief contact with
“He touched his toes to the horse's flanks”
to extend as far as
“The sunlight reached the wall”
“Can he reach?”
“The chair must not touch the wall”
Synonyms
comprehend
“He could not touch the meaning of the poem”
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
the event of something coming in contact with the body
Length
5 letters
Starts With
T
Ends With
H
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
T, O, U, C, H
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆TOUCH has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆TOUCH 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
★★★★☆TOUCH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆TOUCH 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
CVVCC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
TO, OU, UC, CH
Trigrams
TOU, OUC, UCH
Crossword Intelligence
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