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Is poach a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word poach is a Scrabble US word. The word poach is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

P3O1A1C3H4

Is poach a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word poach is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

P3O1A1C3H4

Is poach a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word poach is a Words With Friends word. The word poach is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4O1A1C4H3

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5-letter words (2 found)

PHOCA,POACH,

4-letter words (7 found)

CAPH,CAPO,CHAO,CHAP,CHOP,OPAH,PACO,

3-letter words (18 found)

ACH,APO,CAP,CHA,COP,HAO,HAP,HOA,HOC,HOP,OCA,OCH,OPA,PAC,PAH,PHO,POA,POH,

2-letter words (8 found)

AH,CH,HA,HO,OH,OP,PA,PO,

You can make 35 words from poach according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of poach

poach opach paoch apoch oapch aopch pocah opcah pcoah cpoah ocpah copah pacoh apcoh pcaoh cpaoh acpoh capoh oacph aocph ocaph coaph acoph caoph poahc opahc paohc apohc oaphc aophc pohac ophac phoac hpoac ohpac hopac pahoc aphoc phaoc hpaoc ahpoc hapoc oahpc aohpc ohapc hoapc ahopc haopc pocha opcha pcoha cpoha ocpha copha pohca ophca phoca hpoca ohpca hopca pchoa cphoa phcoa hpcoa chpoa hcpoa ochpa cohpa ohcpa hocpa chopa hcopa pacho apcho pcaho cpaho acpho capho pahco aphco phaco hpaco ahpco hapco pchao cphao phcao hpcao chpao hcpao achpo cahpo ahcpo hacpo chapo hcapo oachp aochp ocahp coahp acohp caohp oahcp aohcp ohacp hoacp ahocp haocp ochap cohap ohcap hocap choap hcoap achop cahop ahcop hacop chaop hcaop

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Definitions and meaning of poach

poach

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoʊt͡ʃ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊtʃ

Etymology 1

From Middle English pochen (“to poach (eggs)”), from Old French pocher "to put (egg yolks) in pockets" (i.e. in bags formed by the whites), from Old French poche (“pocket”).

Verb

poach (third-person singular simple present poaches, present participle poaching, simple past and past participle poached)

  1. (transitive) To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise).
  2. (intransitive) To be cooked in such manner.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
  • poached egg
Translations

Noun

poach (plural poaches)

  1. The act of cooking in simmering liquid.

Etymology 2

From Old French pocher, pochier (“to trample, poach into”). Doublet of poke.

Verb

poach (third-person singular simple present poaches, present participle poaching, simple past and past participle poached)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To trespass on another's property to take fish or game.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To take game or fish illegally.
  3. (by extension, transitive, intransitive) To take anything illegally or unfairly.
  4. (figurative) To intrude; to interfere; to get involved inappropriately, without welcome.
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
  5. (business, transitive, intransitive) To entice (an employee or customer) to switch from a competing company to one's own.
  6. To make soft or muddy by trampling.
  7. To become soft or muddy by being trampled on.
  8. (obsolete) To stab; to pierce; to spear or drive or plunge into something.
Derived terms
  • poachable
  • poacher
  • unpoached
Translations

Noun

poach (plural poaches)

  1. The act of taking something unfairly, as in tennis doubles where one player returns a shot that their partner was better placed to return.

Further reading

  • Poach in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams

  • copha, phaco, phaco-, phoca

Source: wiktionary.org