match: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 12 letter points · starts with M · ends with H
Meaning of match
noun
Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority. A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.
Example: My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.
Equality of conditions in contest or competition.
A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.
Example: The carpet and curtains are a match.
Listed forms: matches.
Source: Wiktionary — match.
verb
- intransitive
To agree; to be equal; to correspond.
Example: Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together.
- transitive
To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.
Example: His interests didn't match her interests.
- transitive
To equal or exceed in achievement.
Example: She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better.
- transitive
To make a successful match or pairing.
Example: They found out about his color-blindness when he couldn't match socks properly.
Listed forms: matches, matching, matched.
Source: Wiktionary — match.
noun
A small wooden stick specially treated with chemicals to produce flame upon contact with another chemical, from the frictional heat produced by striking it against a surface, or both; other similar items made from chemically-treated paper, cardboard, etc.
Example: He struck a match and lit his pipe.
- obsolete
Synonym of taper, a thin stick used to transfer flame, as from tender to a candle.
- obsolete
Synonym of fuse, a long wick used to transfer flame to an explosive device.
Listed forms: matches.
Source: Wiktionary — match.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for match.
noun
lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
- lucifer
- friction match
noun
an exact duplicate
noun
a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
noun
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is match in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of match
M(3) + A(1) + T(1) + C(3) + H(4) = 12 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of match
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from match
23 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in match. Showing up to 24, longest first.