Is POACHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POACHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POACHES mean?
Poaches is a form of POACH.
- verb
hunt illegally
“people are poaching elephants for their ivory”
- verb
cook in a simmering liquid
“poached apricots”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 POACHES
POACHES 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.
Anagrams of POACHES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from POACHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cheapos14
- shoepac14
- chapes13
- cheapo13
- cheaps13
- epochs13
- caphs12
- chape12
- chaps12
- cheap12
- chops12
- epoch12
- peach12
- pechs12
- poach12
- caph11
- chap11
- chop11
- pech11
- scopae10
- aches10
- chaos10
- chase10
- chose10
- echos10
- ephas10
- heaps10
- hopes10
- oches10
- opahs10
- phase10
- pheos10
- shape10
- capes9
- capos9
- copes9
- copse9
- paces9
- scape9
- scopa9
- scope9
- space9
- ache9
- cash9
- chao9
- cosh9
- each9
- echo9
- epha9
- haps9
- hasp9
- heap9
- heps9
- hope9
- hops9
- oche9
- opah9
- pash9
- pehs9
- pheo9
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