Starch
/stɑːtʃ/
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:11 pts6 letters
Definition of Starch
noun
- A widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
- (nutrition) Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.
- A stiff, formal manner; formality.
- Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener
verb
Anagrams of Starch
Letter Values
s1
t1
a1
r1
c3
h4
Total: 11 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Starch
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Starch"
Starch is a 6-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "starch" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Starch" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "starch" is a medium-scoring word.