Inch

4 lettersnouncommon

Updated February 2026

Definition

A unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 centimeters.

“The gap was only an inch wide.”

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Good balance of vowel and consonants with common letters.

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Worth 9 points with the H on a double letter.

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