Ratchet

/ˈɹætʃɪt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:12 pts7 letters

Definition of Ratchet

noun

A pawl, click or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl.
A ratchet wrench.
(by extension) A procedure or regulation that goes in one direction, usually up.

verb

To cause to become incremented or decremented.
"It's time to ratchet up the intensity level here."
To increment or decrement.

Anagrams of Ratchet

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 7 letters:

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "ratchet":

7-LETTER WORDS

6-LETTER WORDS

hatter rachet threat

5-LETTER WORDS

caret carte cater chare chart cheat chert crate earth hater heart ratch rathe reach react+13 more

4-LETTER WORDS

ache acre arch care cart cate char chat each eath echt etch haet hare hart+3 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "ratchet" and rearranging:

+aattacher reattach

+ichattier theatric

+schatters ratchets

+ychattery trachyte

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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