Is POACHERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POACHERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POACHERS mean?
Poachers is a form of POACHER.
- noun
someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
- noun
a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs)
- noun
small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + R (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 POACHERS
POACHERS 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 POACHERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carhops14
- cheapos14
- coprahs14
- eparchs14
- parches14
- poacher14
- poaches14
- porches14
- shoepac14
- carhop13
- chapes13
- cheapo13
- cheaps13
- coprah13
- eparch13
- epochs13
- preach13
- scarph13
- choreas12
- ochreas12
- oraches12
- roaches12
- caphs12
- chape12
- chaps12
- cheap12
- chops12
- epoch12
- parch12
- peach12
- pechs12
- perch12
- poach12
- porch12
- arches11
- chares11
- chaser11
- chorea11
- chores11
- cosher11
- ephors11
- eschar11
- hopers11
- ochers11
- ochrea11
- ochres11
- orache11
- pharos11
- phaser11
- phrase11
- posher11
- raphes11
- search11
- seraph11
- shaper11
- sherpa11
- caph11
- chap11
- chop11
- pech11
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