POACHES is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. POACHES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POACHES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POACHES is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POACHES
No single letter turns POACHES into another word.
How POACHES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POACHES, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What stands out about POACHES
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does POACHES mean in Scrabble?
POACHES is the present-tense form of POACH used with he, she and it.
POACH(verb) — To cook food, especially an egg or fish, gently in barely simmering liquid.
Anagrams of POACHES
The 7 tiles of POACHES in a different order — 3 found.
Shorter words from the letters in POACHES
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Common questions about POACHES
- Is POACHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POACHES, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POACHES worth?
- POACHES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POACHES?
- No single letter can be added to POACHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POACHES:
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