switch: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 14 letter points · starts with S · ends with H
Meaning of switch
noun
- countable, uncountable
A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
- countable, uncountable
A change or exchange.
- Philippines, US, countable, uncountable
A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.
- countable, uncountable
A long, slender woody plant stem or a flexible, thin rod used as a whip to administer corporal punishment in the United States.
Listed forms: switches.
Source: Wiktionary — switch.
verb
- transitive
To exchange.
Example: I want to switch this red dress for a green one.
- transitive
To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.
Example: Switch the light on.
- transitive
To whip or hit with a switch.
- intransitive
To change places, tasks, etc.
Example: I want to switch to a different seat.
Listed forms: switches, switching, switched.
Source: Wiktionary — switch.
adj
- not-comparable
Pertaining to riding with the front and back feet swapped round compared to one's normal position.
- not-comparable
Pertaining to skiing backwards.
Source: Wiktionary — switch.
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 switch.
noun
control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
- electric switch
- electrical switch
noun
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
noun
the act of changing one thing or position for another
verb
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- switch over
- exchange
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is switch 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 switch
S(1) + W(4) + I(1) + T(1) + C(3) + H(4) = 14 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 switch
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 switch
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