patch: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 12 letter points · starts with P · ends with H
Meaning of patch
noun
A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
Example: His sleeves had patches on the elbows where different fabric had been sewn on to replace material that had worn away.
A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.
Example: I can't afford to replace the roof, which is what it really needs. I'll have the roofer apply a patch.
A piece of any size, used to repair something for a temporary period only, or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future.
Example: Before you can fix a dam, you have to apply a patch to the hole so that everything can dry off.
A small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)
Example: The world economy had a rough patch in the 1930s.
Listed forms: patches.
Source: Wiktionary — patch.
verb
To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
Example: My coat needs patching.
To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.
To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.
Example: I patched together this quilt.
To join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.
Listed forms: patches, patching, patched.
Source: Wiktionary — patch.
noun
- archaic
A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool.
Listed forms: patches.
Source: Wiktionary — patch.
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 patch.
noun
a small contrasting part of something
noun
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
- plot
- plot of land
- plot of ground
noun
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
noun
a connection intended to be used for a limited time
- temporary hookup
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is patch in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of patch
P(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 patch
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 patch
23 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in patch. Showing up to 24, longest first.