POCHARD is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. POCHARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POCHARD?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POCHARD is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POCHARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pochardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POCHARD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POCHARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does POCHARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A diving duck of Europe and Asia, the male of which has a reddish-brown head and a grey body.
The pochard is a stocky duck that feeds by diving and is found on lakes and reservoirs in winter. Birdwatchers tell a male pochard by its chestnut head and pale back.
How POCHARD is used
Pochard is a bird-watching and zoology word.
- A pochard dived under the surface and came up far away.
- Hundreds of pochard wintered on the reservoir.
- The male pochard has a rich chestnut head.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POCHARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POCHARD
1 longer words begin with POCHARD.
Shorter words from the letters in POCHARD
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Common questions about POCHARD
- Is POCHARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POCHARD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POCHARD worth?
- POCHARD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POCHARD mean?
- A diving duck of Europe and Asia, the male of which has a reddish-brown head and a grey body.
- What letters can be added to POCHARD?
- POCHARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POCHARD:
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