Is POACHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POACHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POACHED mean?
- adjective
cooked in hot water
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
7
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 POACHED
POACHED 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 POACHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cheapo13
- cohead12
- chape12
- cheap12
- epoch12
- peach12
- poach12
- ached11
- ephod11
- hoped11
- caph11
- chap11
- chop11
- pech11
- caped10
- coped10
- paced10
- chad10
- ache9
- chao9
- each9
- echo9
- epha9
- heap9
- hope9
- oche9
- opah9
- pheo9
- ahed8
- cape8
- capo8
- cope8
- hade8
- haed8
- head8
- hoed8
- odah8
- ohed8
- pace8
- hap8
- hep8
- hop8
- och8
- pah8
- peh8
- pho8
- poh8
- aced7
- aped7
- apod7
- cade7
- coda7
- code7
- coed7
- dace7
- deco7
- dopa7
- dope7
- oped7
- cap7
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