Definition of scratch

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• scratch is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
• scratch is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
• scratch is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of scratch

• a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. scratch line
  2. start
  3. starting line
• a depression scratched or carved into a surface (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. dent
  2. incision
  3. prick
  4. slit
• informal terms for money (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. boodle
  2. bread
  3. cabbage
  4. clams
  5. dinero
  6. dough
  7. gelt
  8. kale
  9. lettuce
  10. lolly
  11. loot
  12. lucre
  13. moolah
  14. pelf
  15. shekels
  16. simoleons
  17. sugar
  18. wampum
• cause friction (verb)

  Examples

  1. my sweater scratches

  Synonyms

  1. chafe
  2. fray
  3. fret
  4. rub
• an indication of damage (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. mark
  2. scar
  3. scrape
• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface (verb)

  Examples

  1. the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree

  Synonyms

  1. engrave
  2. grave
  3. inscribe
• dry mash for poultry (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. chicken feed
• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line (verb)

  Examples

  1. scratch that remark

  Synonyms

  1. excise
  2. expunge
  3. strike
• a harsh noise made by scraping (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. scrape
  2. scraping
  3. scratching
• an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. abrasion
  2. excoriation
  3. scrape
• scrape or rub as if to relieve itching (verb)

  Examples

  1. Don't scratch your insect bites!

  Synonyms

  1. itch
  2. rub
• gather (money or other resources) together over time (verb)

  Examples

  1. they scratched a meager living

  Synonyms

  1. come up
  2. scrape
  3. scrape up
• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled (verb)

  Examples

  1. scratch that meeting--the chair is ill

  Synonyms

  1. call off
  2. cancel
  3. scrub
• poor handwriting (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. cacography
  2. scrawl
  3. scribble
• cut the surface of; wear away the surface of (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. scrape
  2. scratch up
• a competitor who has withdrawn from competition (noun)
• (golf) a handicap of zero strokes (noun)

  Examples

  1. a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course

See definition of scratch in Merriam Webster