quitch

Verb

To shake (something); to stir, move.
To stir; to move.
To flinch; shrink.

Noun

A common perennial grass, often considered a weed.
Elymus repens, couch grass (a species of grass, often considered a weed)

Examples

The small word QUITCH was unexpectedly useful for connecting larger words on the board.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English quicchen, quytchen, quecchen, from Old English cweċċan (“to shake, swing, move, vibrate, shake off, give up”), from Proto-West Germanic *kwakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *kwakjaną (“to shake, swing”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷog- (“to shake, swing”). Related to Old English cwacian (“to quake”). More at quake.

Synonyms

couch grass, quackgrass

Scrabble Score: 20

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

Words With Friends Score: 21

quitch: valid Words With Friends Word