Matches
/ˈmæt͡ʃɪz/
noun
- A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.
"My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today."
- Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
- Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.
"He knew he had met his match."
- A marriage.
- A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.
verb
- To agree; to be equal; to correspond.
"Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together."
- To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.
"His interests didn't match her interests."
- To make a successful match or pairing.
"They found out about his color-blindness when he couldn't match socks properly."
- To equal or exceed in achievement.
"She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better."
- To unite in marriage, to mate.
SYNONYMS
Total: 14 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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 "Matches"
Matches is a 7-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Matches" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "matches" is a medium-scoring word.