letch

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/lɛt͡ʃ/

Definition of letch

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (archaic)Strong desire; passion.
    “Some people have a letch for unmasking impostors, or for avenging the wrongs of others.”
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noun

  1. (archaic)Strong desire; passion.
    “Some people have a letch for unmasking impostors, or for avenging the wrongs of others.”
  2. (informal)A lecher.
  3. A stream or pool in boggy land.
    “The Letch near Killingworth Village flows in two branches: the Longbenton Letch and the Forest Hall Letch.”
  4. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of leach.

verb

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of lech (“to behave lecherously”).
  2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of leach.

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Etymology

See lech, lecher.

Hooks

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