What LATCHING Means
LATCHING is a form of LATCH, which means:
- noun: spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
- noun: catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
- verb: fasten with a latch“latch the door”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
LATCHING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 A1 T1 C3 H4 I1 N1 G2.
Words Made From The Letters In LATCHING
199 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
7 letter words (5)
6 letter words (12)
5 letter words (48)
ACINGACTINAHINGAHINTAIGHTAITCHALGINALIGNANIGHANTICCHAINCHANGCHANTCHINACITALCLANGCLINGCLINTGANCHGIANTGLINTHAINTHANGIHIANTICTALLAICHLAIGHLAITHLANCHLATCHLATHILIANGLICHTLIGANLIGHTLINACLINCHLINGANATCHNGATINICHTNIGHTTANGITHAGITHALITHANGTHINGTICAL
4 letter words (66)
AGINALITANILANTICAINCANGCANTCHAICHALCHATCHIACHINCHITCLAGCLANCLATGAINGAITGANTGATHGHATGILAGILTGLIAGLITGNATHAILHAINHALTHANGHANTHILAHILTHINGHINTINCHITCHLAICLAINLANGLANTLATHLATILICHLINGLINTLITHNACHNAILNGAINIGHTACHTAIGTAILTAINTALCTALITANGTANHTHANTHIGTHINTIANTICHTINATING
3 letter words (51)
ACHACTAHIAILAINAITALTANIANTCAGCANCATCHACHICIGCITGALGANGATGHIGINGITHAGHANHATHICHINHITICHINGITALACLAGLAHLATLIGLINLITNAGNAHNATNILNITNTHTAGTAITANTICTIGTILTIN
2 letter words (17)
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