watch
Watch can refer to a small portable timepiece, a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty, or a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe. As a verb, watch can mean to follow with the eyes or the mind, be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful, or observe without intervening.
Length
5
Scrabble
13
WWF
13
Starts
WA
Ends
TCH
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “WATCH” Mean?
watch has 13 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
6 sensesa small portable timepiece
Synonyms
a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
Synonyms
the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
Synonyms
Verb
7 senseslook attentively
“watch a basketball game”
observe without intervening
“They watched as the murderer was executed”
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
“Watch out for pickpockets!”
“The men watch the area for animals”
“The men watch for animals in the area”
observe or determine by looking
“Watch how the dog chases the cats away”
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a small portable timepiece
Length
5 letters
Starts With
W
Ends With
H
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
W, A, T, 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
★★★★☆WATCH has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆WATCH 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
★★★★☆WATCH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆WATCH 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
W
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVCCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
WA, AT, TC, CH
Trigrams
WAT, ATC, TCH
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