Is LOACHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LOACHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LOACHES mean?
Loaches is a form of LOACH.
- noun
slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
L (1) + O (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for LOACHES
LOACHES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from LOACHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chelas11
- cholas11
- laches11
- loches11
- aches10
- chaos10
- chase10
- chela10
- chola10
- chose10
- clash10
- echos10
- leach10
- loach10
- loche10
- lochs10
- oches10
- haloes9
- haoles9
- ache9
- cash9
- chao9
- cosh9
- each9
- echo9
- lech9
- loch9
- oche9
- solace8
- hales8
- halos8
- haole8
- heals8
- helos8
- holes8
- hosel8
- leash8
- selah8
- shale8
- sheal8
- sheol8
- shoal8
- och8
- alecs7
- calos7
- close7
- coals7
- colas7
- coles7
- laces7
- scale7
- socle7
- haes7
- hale7
- halo7
- haos7
- heal7
- helo7
- hoes7
- hole7
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