Definition of KETCH

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Plural: ketches

Noun

  • A two-masted sailing vessel with a mainmast and a mizzenmast.
  • a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
  • A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post.
  • A hangman.
  • A pie or turnover.

Verb

  • Pronunciation spelling of catch.
  • To hang.

Examples

  • Navigating the tiles, he cleverly sailed KETCH onto a double-word score.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English catche, from cacchen (“to catch”). For the modern form with /ɛ/, compare the pronunciation /kɛtʃ/ of catch.

Synonyms

Guy Fawkes, forhang, hang, ketch, scrag, send to the scaffold, stretch, string up, truss, tuck up

Scrabble Score: 14

ketch: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ketch: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ketch: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

ketch: valid Words With Friends Word