Is POOCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POOCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POOCHES mean?
Pooches is a form of POOCH.
- verb
round one's lips as if intending to kiss
- noun
informal terms for dogs
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + O (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 POOCHES
POOCHES 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 POOCHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- epochs13
- chops12
- epoch12
- pechs12
- pooch12
- choose11
- cohoes11
- chop11
- pech11
- chose10
- cohoe10
- cohos10
- echos10
- hoops10
- hopes10
- oches10
- pheos10
- poohs10
- coops9
- copes9
- copse9
- scoop9
- scope9
- coho9
- cosh9
- echo9
- heps9
- hoop9
- hope9
- hops9
- oche9
- pehs9
- pheo9
- phos9
- pooh9
- posh9
- shop9
- soph9
- ceps8
- coop8
- cope8
- cops8
- pecs8
- poco8
- scop8
- spec8
- hep8
- hop8
- och8
- peh8
- pho8
- poh8
- hoes7
- hose7
- oohs7
- shoe7
- shoo7
- cep7
- cop7
- pec7
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