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INCHES

6 letters

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Classic 3 pts
Big 3 pts
Super Big 3 pts

INCHES is a valid 6-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 3 in Classic, 3 in Big, and 3 in Super Big Boggle.

INCHES root INCH-es

Word family

INCH 1 INCHING-ing 5 INCHED-ed 3
noun
  1. An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm.
    • One rule of thumb is that the width of an adult thumb can approximate a length of one inch.
  2. figurativelyAny very short distance.
    • Don't move an inch!
  3. Any of various similar units of length in other traditional systems of measurement.
    • At the time of Augustus, the Roman inch was standardized at a length about 3% shorter than the modern English one.
  4. A depth of one inch on the ground, used as a measurement of rainfall.
    • Expect around 2 inches of rain on Saturday afternoon.
  5. A depth of one inch in a glass, used as a rough measurement of alcoholic beverages.
    • My partner only drinks about a 1 inch pour with dinner, leaving the rest of the bottle for me.
  6. IrelandScotlandA small island; an islet.
  7. IrelandScotlandA meadow, pasture, field, or haugh.
verb
  1. intransitiveTo advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).
    • Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge.
  2. To drive by inches, or small degrees.
  3. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
  4. colloquialto burn (to insult); to speak in a cocky and cheeky manner
adjective
  1. colloquialcocky and cheeky