etch
VERB
/ɛʧ/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH E
etch is a valid 4-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1T1C3H4
1 + 1 + 3 + 4 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does etch mean?
VERB · 5 SENSES
1
Carve or cut a design or letters into.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
Carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
3
Cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible.
“a face etched with pain”
“the leafless branches etched against the sky”
BROADER
4
Make an etching of.
“He etched her image into the surface”
BROADER
NARROWER
RELATED
5
Selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons.
BROADER
AT THE BOARD