Inched

6 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of inch, meaning moved forward very slowly or by extremely small degrees.

“The injured climber inched towards the narrow ledge with painstaking care.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ɪntʃt/

Related Words

Synonyms

crept edged crawledshuffledadvanced

Antonyms

leapt rushed bounded sped

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts with IN and ends in -CHED, with the CH digraph being a useful pattern to spot

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, C and H together score well and the word is widely recognised

Words Related to Inched

Anagrams of Inched

Words that use exactly the same letters as “inched”.

chined niched

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “inched” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

inches itched

Words you can make from Inched

Shorter words formed from the letters in “inched”.

chide chien chine niche cedi chen chid chin cine dice dich dine enid hein hend hide hied hind hine iced inch inde nice

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “inched”.

chained chidden chinked chinned cinched echidna finched hedonic

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