ketch

Meanings

Plural: ketches

Noun

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.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 14

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

Words With Friends Score: 14

ketch is a valid Words With Friends word