LEACHY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LEACHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEACHY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEACHY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEACHY
No single letter turns LEACHY into another word.
How LEACHY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LEACHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does LEACHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Allowing water to pass through, as sandy or gravelly soil does.
Gardeners and soil scientists describe ground as leachy when rain drains away fast and carries nutrients with it. Such land dries out quickly and needs frequent feeding to grow crops.
How LEACHY is used
Leachy is a descriptive term for soils, found in farming and gardening texts.
- The leachy soil could not hold water for long.
- Add compost to a leachy bed to keep moisture in.
- Pine trees grew well on the leachy slopes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEACHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LEACHY
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Common questions about LEACHY
- Is LEACHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEACHY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEACHY worth?
- LEACHY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEACHY mean?
- Allowing water to pass through, as sandy or gravelly soil does.
- What letters can be added to LEACHY?
- No single letter can be added to LEACHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LEACHY:
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