punch: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 12 letter points · starts with P · ends with H
Meaning of punch
noun
- countable
A hit or strike with one's fist.
- uncountable
Power, strength, energy.
Example: The tornado is finally losing its punch.
- uncountable
Impact.
- countable, rare
A blow from something other than the fist.
Listed forms: punches.
Source: Wiktionary — punch.
verb
- transitive
To strike with one's fist.
Example: If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.
- transitive
To herd.
- transitive
To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
- transitive
To enter (information) on a device or system.
Listed forms: punches, punching, punched.
Source: Wiktionary — punch.
noun
- countable
A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.
- countable
A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface. A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material.
- countable
A hole or opening created with a punch.
An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.
Listed forms: punches.
Source: Wiktionary — punch.
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 punch.
noun
(boxing) a blow with the fist
noun
a tool for making holes or indentations
verb
deliver a quick blow to
verb
make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is punch in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of punch
P(3) + U(1) + N(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 punch
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 punch
7 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in punch. Showing up to 24, longest first.