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Is catch a Scrabble word?

Yes, catch is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 12 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of catch?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (countable) The act of seizing or capturing.Examples: "The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work."countable

2. (countable) The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.Examples: "The player made an impressive catch."; "Nice catch!"countable

3. (countable) The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.Examples: "Good catch. I never would have remembered that."; ""In that case," said Jeff, "I just thought of something else we need." He walked over to one of the stations that was selling household goods and bought a can opener. "Nice catch," said Lucy."Synonyms: observationcountable

4. (uncountable) The game of catching a ball.Examples: "The kids love to play catch."uncountable

5. (countable) Something which is captured or caught.Examples: "The fishermen took pictures of their catch."; "The catch amounted to five tons of swordfish."countable

6. (countable, colloquial, by extension) A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.Examples: "Did you see his latest catch?"; "He's a good catch."; ""Aaaugh! Just once, I wish I could be considered a catch by men younger than fifty...""Synonyms: prize, find, conquest, beaubroadlycolloquialcountable

verb (English)

1. (heading) To capture, overtake.Examples: "I hope I catch a fish."; "He ran but we caught him at the exit."; "The police caught the robber at a nearby casino."transitive

2. (heading) To capture, overtake.Examples: "And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words."transitive

3. (heading) To capture, overtake.Examples: "The public[…]said that Miss Bogardus was a suffragist because she had never caught a man; that she wanted something, but it wasn't the vote."; ""She caught this blanquito guy from El Condado," and you immediately know "My god, all that money.""; "As for Aspasia, concubinage with Pericles brought her as much honor as she could hope to claim in Athens.[…]from the moment she caught her man, this influential, unconventional woman became a lightning rod[…]."datedfigurativelytransitive

4. (heading) To capture, overtake.Examples: "If he catches you on the chin, you'll be on the mat."; "The visitors started brightly and had an early chance when Valencia's experienced captain David Albeda gifted the ball to Fernando Torres, but the striker was caught by defender Adil Rami as he threatened to shoot."transitive

5. (heading) To capture, overtake.Examples: "If you leave now you might catch him."; "I would love to have dinner but I have to catch a plane."; "Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Did anyone catch the Charlie Rose the evening before last. Did you catch it? No, nothing?"transitive

6. (heading) To capture, overtake.Examples: "He was caught on video robbing the bank."; "He was caught in the act of stealing a biscuit."; "Once he caught me gazing lingeringly and eagerly at him. He turned round with that mocking air he assumed when he wanted to hide his feelings."transitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "catch"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "catch"?

Scrabble
12 points
C3
A1
T1
C3
H4
Words With Friends
13 points
C4
A1
T1
C4
H3

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