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Leech

Leech is a 5 letter word, used as a noun or as a verb, grade 1, with Middle English origins, and has the letters ceehl (cehl). Starts with l, ends with h, three consonants, two vowels and one syllable.

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5 Letters
3 Consonants
2 Vowels
1 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use leech as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
About Leech
A 1 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters c, e, h, and l, 3 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter e. Leech starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters l, le, lee, leec, and the ending characters are h, ch, ech, eech, . Leech is also a double vowel (ee) word. View the double vowel words list.
Definition
Carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
Origin/Roots
Middle English
School Grade
Leech is set as a grade one word that starts with l, ends with h, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 5 letters.
Scrabble
Is leech a scrabble word? A 10 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Leech in Pig Latin is said as "eechlay or eechlway".
Unigram
l | e | e | c | h
Bigram
le | ee | ec | ch
Trigram
lee | eec | ech
Quadrigram
leec | eech
Word Gram
Noun Examples
carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
Verb Examples
draw blood;
"In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Leech"

There are 184 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to leech.

SynonymDefinition
Adherentsomeone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
Adhesivea substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
Adhesive Material
Adhesive Plaster
Allopath
Allopathist
American Dog Tick
Attending Physician
BarnacleEuropean goose smaller than the brant
breeds in the far north
Barnacle Goose

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from leech.
Anagram Definition
Leechcarnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end

View English words with the unique letters used in leech. Words With The Letters Cehl

Derives

Leech derives from 4 words.
Word Definition
Bleedlose blood from one''s body
Leechcarnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
Phlebotomisedraw blood
"In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
Phlebotomizedraw blood
"In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"

Hypernyms

Leech has 3 hypernyms.
Word Definition
Annelidworms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
Annelid Worm
Segmented Worm

Hyponyms

There are 3 hyponyms for leech
Word Definition
Hirudo Medicinalis
Horseleechany of several large freshwater leeches
Medicinal Leech

Meronyms

There are 1 member direct meronyms for the word leech
Word Definition
Hirudineahermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word leech.

Is leech a scrabble word or can you use leech in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 71295 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 36844 games. This 5 letter 10 point scrabble word can be rearranged 60 ways. What other words can be made with the letters c, e, h, and l? There's 69 with 7 letters or less with the letters c, e, h, and l. Here is a list of 25 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Belch (5 letters) 12 +2 14 +3 bcehl
Bleach (6 letters) 13 +3 15 +4 bleach
Clench (6 letters) 13 +3 16 +5 ccehln
Lechery (7 letters) 15 +5 15 +4 ceehlry
Chapel (6 letters) 13 +3 15 +4 chapel
Channel (7 letters) 12 +2 15 +4 channel
Leech (5 letters) 10 11 leech
Chela (5 letters) 10 11 leach
Lechwe (6 letters) 14 +4 15 +4 lechwe
Clothes (7 letters) 12 +2 13 +2 clothes
Blucher (7 letters) 14 +4 17 +6 blucher
Caleche (7 letters) 14 +4 16 +5 acceehl
Chalet (6 letters) 11 +1 12 +1 chalet
Chancel (7 letters) 14 +4 17 +6 chancel
Charnel (7 letters) 12 +2 14 +3 charnel
Chunnel (7 letters) 12 +2 16 +5 chunnel
Cloche (6 letters) 13 +3 15 +4 cloche
Echelon (7 letters) 12 +2 14 +3 echelon
Hatchel (7 letters) 15 +5 15 +4 acehhlt
Satchel (7 letters) 12 +2 13 +2 satchel
Shellac (7 letters) 12 +2 14 +3 shellac
Squelch (7 letters) 21 +11 23 +12 squelch
Chaplet (7 letters) 14 +4 16 +5 chaplet
Cochlea (7 letters) 14 +4 16 +5 cochlea
Chyle (5 letters) 13 +3 13 +2 chyle

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