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CATCHES

7 letters

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Classic 5 pts
Big 5 pts
Super Big 5 pts

CATCHES is a valid 7-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 5 in Classic, 5 in Big, and 5 in Super Big Boggle.

CATCHES root CATCH-es

Word family

CATCH 2 CATCHING-ing 11 CAUGHT 3 CATCHED-ed 5 CATCHT-t 3 KEIGHT 3

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CATCHINGS 11
noun
  1. countableThe act of seizing or capturing.
    • The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work.
  2. countableThe act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.
    • The player made an impressive catch.
    • Nice catch!
  3. countableThe act of noticing, understanding or hearing.
    • Good catch. I never would have remembered that.
  4. uncountableThe game of catching a ball.
    • The kids love to play catch.
  5. countableSomething which is captured or caught.
    • The fishermen took pictures of their catch.
    • The catch amounted to five tons of swordfish.
  6. broadlycolloquialcountableA find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.
    • Did you see his latest catch?
    • He's a good catch.
  7. countableA stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.
    • She installed a sturdy catch to keep her cabinets closed tight.
  8. countableA hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.
    • There was a catch in his voice when he spoke his father's name.
  9. countableA concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.
    • It sounds like a great idea, but what's the catch?
    • Be careful, that's a catch question.
  10. countableA crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.
    • I bent over to see under the table and got a catch in my side.
  11. countableA fragment of music or poetry.
  12. countableobsoleteuncountableA state of readiness to capture or seize; an ambush.
  13. countableA crop which has germinated and begun to grow.
  14. countableobsoleteuncountableA type of strong boat, usually having two masts; a ketch.
  15. countableA type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.
  16. countableThe refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.
  17. countableThe act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
  18. countableA player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.
  19. countableThe first contact of an oar with the water.
  20. countableA stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.
  21. countableuncountablePassing opportunities seized; snatches.
  22. countableuncountableA slight remembrance; a trace.
verb
  1. transitiveTo capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).
    • I hope I catch a fish.
    • He ran but we caught him at the exit.
    • The police caught the robber at a nearby casino.
  2. transitiveTo entrap or trip up a person; to deceive.
  3. datedfigurativelytransitiveTo marry or enter into a similar relationship with.
  4. transitiveTo reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc.
    • If he catches you on the chin, you'll be on the mat.
  5. transitiveTo overtake or catch up to; to be in time for.
    • If you leave now you might catch him.
    • I would love to have dinner but I have to catch a plane.
  6. transitiveTo unpleasantly discover unexpectedly; to unpleasantly surprise (someone doing something).
    • He was caught on video robbing the bank.
    • He was caught in the act of stealing a biscuit.
  7. transitiveTo travel by means of.
    • catch the bus
  8. raretransitiveTo become pregnant. (Only in past tense or as participle.)
  9. datedtransitiveTo grab, seize, take hold of.
    • I caught her by the arm and turned her to face me.
  10. transitiveTo take or replenish something necessary, such as breath or sleep.
    • I have to stop for a moment and catch my breath
    • I caught some Z's on the train.
  11. transitiveTo grip or entangle.
    • My leg was caught in a tree-root.
  12. intransitiveTo be held back or impeded.
    • Be careful your dress doesn't catch on that knob.
    • His voice caught when he came to his father's name.
  13. intransitiveTo engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process.
    • Push it in until it catches.
    • The engine finally caught and roared to life.
  14. transitiveTo have something be held back or impeded.
    • I caught my heel on the threshold.
  15. intransitiveTo make a grasping or snatching motion (at).
    • He caught at the railing as he fell.
  16. transitiveTo spread or be conveyed to.
    • The fire spread slowly until it caught the eaves of the barn.
  17. transitiveTo grip (the water) with one's oars at the beginning of the stroke.
  18. intransitiveTo germinate and set down roots.
    • The seeds caught and grew.
  19. transitiveTo contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore.
  20. transitiveTo handle an exception.
    • When the program catches an exception, this is recorded in the log file.
  21. transitiveTo seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium).
    • I will throw you the ball, and you catch it.
    • Watch me catch this raisin in my mouth.
  22. archaictransitiveTo seize (an opportunity) when it occurs.
  23. transitiveTo end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce.
    • Townsend hit 29 before he was caught by Wilson.
  24. intransitivetransitiveTo play (a specific period of time) as the catcher.
    • He caught the last three innings.
  25. transitiveTo be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.).
    • You're going to catch a beating if they find out.
  26. transitiveTo be touched or affected by (something) through exposure.
    • The sunlight caught the leaves and the trees turned to gold.
    • Her hair was caught by the light breeze.
  27. informaltransitiveTo become infected by (an illness).
    • Everyone seems to be catching the flu this week.
  28. intransitiveTo spread by infection or similar means.
  29. intransitivetransitiveTo receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.).
    • The bucket catches water from the downspout.
    • The trees caught quickly in the dry wind.
  30. transitiveTo acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or influence.
    • She finally caught the mood of the occasion.
    • And the next thing I knew, I had caught feelings for her.
  31. transitiveTo be hit by something.
    • He caught a bullet in the back of the head last year.
  32. intransitiveTo serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish.
  33. intransitiveTo get pregnant.
    • Well, if you didn't catch this time, we'll have more fun trying again until you do.
  34. transitiveTo grasp mentally: perceive and understand.
    • Did you catch his name?
    • Did you catch the way she looked at him?
  35. informaltransitiveTo take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment).
    • I have some free time tonight so I think I'll catch a movie.
  36. transitiveTo reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.
    • You've really caught his determination in this sketch.
  37. transitiveTo charm or entrance.
  38. transitiveTo attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).
    • He managed to catch her attention.
    • The enormous scarf did catch my eye.
  39. To notice.
    • -You made a typo. -Ah, thanks for catching that.