Is POCHARDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POCHARDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POCHARDS mean?
Pochards is a form of POCHARD.
- noun
heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and reddish head
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 16 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 POCHARDS
POCHARDS 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 POCHARDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pochard15
- carhops14
- coprahs14
- chadors13
- carhop13
- coprah13
- scarph13
- chador12
- chards12
- chords12
- schrod12
- caphs12
- chaps12
- chops12
- parch12
- poach12
- porch12
- pharos11
- chads11
- chard11
- chord11
- caph11
- chap11
- chop11
- copras10
- hoards10
- chaos10
- chars10
- crash10
- harps10
- opahs10
- orach10
- roach10
- sharp10
- chad10
- capos9
- carps9
- copra9
- corps9
- craps9
- crops9
- dosha9
- hards9
- hoard9
- odahs9
- scarp9
- scopa9
- scrap9
- shard9
- arch9
- cash9
- chao9
- char9
- cosh9
- haps9
- harp9
- hasp9
- hops9
- opah9
- pash9
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