POACH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. POACH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POACH?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POACH is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POACH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
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How POACH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in POACH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does POACH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cook food, especially an egg or fish, gently in barely simmering liquid.
To poach an egg, a cook slides it out of its shell into water kept just below boiling, so the white sets softly around the yolk without the vigorous bubbling of a full boil. Fish and fruit can be treated the same way, in stock, wine or syrup, so the delicate flesh keeps its shape and texture. Because the liquid barely moves, this method is prized as a gentle alternative to frying or boiling.
How POACH is used
A standard cooking term used in recipes and kitchens; a separate, unrelated sense refers to hunting game illegally on someone's land.
- She likes to poach an egg for breakfast every morning.
- The chef will poach the salmon in a light broth.
- To poach pears, simmer them in spiced wine until soft.
- He learned how to poach eggs without vinegar.
- The recipe says to poach the chicken breast for ten minutes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POACH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POACH
The 5 tiles of POACH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with POACH
12 longer words begin with POACH.
Words with POACH inside
1 words contain POACH in the middle. Words that start with POACH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in POACH
Common questions about POACH
- Is POACH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POACH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POACH worth?
- POACH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POACH mean?
- To cook food, especially an egg or fish, gently in barely simmering liquid.
- What letters can be added to POACH?
- POACH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of POACH:
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