Definition of SMATCH

smatch

Plural: smatches

Noun

  • A smack or taste.
  • A trace quantity; a smattering or smidgeon.

Verb

  • To have a taste; to taste (something).
  • To have a feeling; to smack (of something).

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English smacchen, smecchen (“to taste”), from Old English smæċċan (“to taste”), from Proto-West Germanic *smakkijan (“to taste”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *smeh₂g- (“to taste”). Cognate with West Frisian smeitse, smeitsje (“to taste”), Dutch smaken (“to taste”), German schmecken (“to taste”), Danish smage (“to taste”), Norwegian smake (“to taste”),
Norwegian smak (“a taste”),
Lithuanian smagù (“cheerful, enjoyable, pleasant”).

Scrabble Score: 13

smatch: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
smatch: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
smatch: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

smatch: not valid in Words With Friends