retch: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 10 letter points · starts with R · ends with H
Meaning of retch
verb
- intransitive, transitive
To make or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or spasm, as if to vomit; to gag or nearly vomit.
- broadly, intransitive, transitive
To vomit; to make or experience a successful effort to vomit.
Listed forms: retches, retching, retched, reach.
Source: Wiktionary — retch.
noun
An unsuccessful effort to vomit.
Listed forms: retches, reach.
Source: Wiktionary — retch.
verb
- ambitransitive, obsolete
To reck.
Listed forms: retches, retching, retched.
Source: Wiktionary — retch.
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 retch.
noun
an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
verb
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
verb
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is retch in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of retch
R(1) + E(1) + T(1) + C(3) + H(4) = 10 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 retch
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from retch
17 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in retch. Showing up to 24, longest first.