PITCH has many meanings: to throw, the angle of a slope, a sales presentation, musical tone, or black tar substance. In Scrabble, PITCH scores 12 base points with its valuable H and C tiles.
Yes. PITCH is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 12 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends and 14 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | P | I | T | C | H | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Words With Friends | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Wordfeud | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
PITCH exemplifies the remarkable versatility of English, carrying at least seven distinct meanings across sports, music, business, and construction. This linguistic chameleon adapts to context with ease, making it one of our most flexible five-letter words.
In sports, to pitch means to throw—especially in baseball, where the pitcher hurls the ball toward home plate. Cricket uses "pitch" differently, referring to the playing surface itself. The throwing sense extends metaphorically: we "pitch ideas," "pitch in to help," or "pitch a fit" when angry. This action-oriented meaning likely stems from the physical motion of throwing something forward.
Music gives pitch precise meaning: the frequency of a sound wave, determining how high or low a note sounds. Musicians speak of "perfect pitch" (identifying notes by ear), "pitch pipes" (tuning references), and being "off-pitch" (out of tune). The standard concert pitch sets A above middle C at 440 Hz, though this has varied historically and culturally.
"Pitch" has two distinct etymological roots that merged in English, creating its diverse meanings. The throwing/musical sense and the tar substance have completely different origins.
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of PITCH.
Hooks: no front hooks; back PITCHY.
Words inside PITCH: 19 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: CHIPCHITITCHPITHCHIHICHIPICHPHIPHTPICHIT. See all words from PITCH.