Is PLEACHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLEACHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLEACHES mean?
Pleaches is a form of PLEACH.
- verb
form or weave into a braid or braids
“braid hair”
- verb
interlace the shoots of
“pleach a hedge”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 PLEACHES
PLEACHES 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 PLEACHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- capeesh14
- chapels14
- peaches14
- chapel13
- chapes13
- cheaps13
- cheeps13
- pleach13
- schlep13
- speech13
- leaches12
- caphs12
- chape12
- chaps12
- cheap12
- cheep12
- peach12
- pechs12
- alephs11
- chelae11
- chelas11
- laches11
- leches11
- spahee11
- caph11
- chap11
- pech11
- clepes10
- escape10
- peaces10
- places10
- aches10
- aleph10
- chase10
- chela10
- clash10
- eches10
- ephas10
- heaps10
- helps10
- leach10
- leech10
- phase10
- plash10
- shape10
- sheep10
- shlep10
- capes9
- cepes9
- claps9
- clasp9
- clepe9
- paces9
- peace9
- place9
- scalp9
- scape9
- space9
- ache9
- cash9
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