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Is roach a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word roach is a Scrabble US word. The word roach is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is roach a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word roach is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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5-letter words (2 found)

ORACH,ROACH,

4-letter words (11 found)

ACRO,ARCH,ARCO,CHAO,CHAR,HARO,HOAR,HORA,ORCA,RACH,ROCH,

3-letter words (16 found)

ACH,ARC,CAR,CHA,COR,HAO,HOA,HOC,OAR,OCA,OCH,ORA,ORC,RAH,RHO,ROC,

2-letter words (7 found)

AH,AR,CH,HA,HO,OH,OR,

You can make 36 words from roach according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of roach

roach orach raoch aroch oarch aorch rocah orcah rcoah croah ocrah corah racoh arcoh rcaoh craoh acroh caroh oacrh aocrh ocarh coarh acorh caorh roahc orahc raohc arohc oarhc aorhc rohac orhac rhoac hroac ohrac horac rahoc arhoc rhaoc hraoc ahroc haroc oahrc aohrc oharc hoarc ahorc haorc rocha orcha rcoha croha ocrha corha rohca orhca rhoca hroca ohrca horca rchoa crhoa rhcoa hrcoa chroa hcroa ochra cohra ohcra hocra chora hcora racho archo rcaho craho acrho carho rahco arhco rhaco hraco ahrco harco rchao crhao rhcao hrcao chrao hcrao achro cahro ahcro hacro charo hcaro oachr aochr ocahr coahr acohr caohr oahcr aohcr ohacr hoacr ahocr haocr ochar cohar ohcar hocar choar hcoar achor cahor ahcor hacor chaor hcaor

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Definitions and meaning of roach

roach

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹəʊtʃ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɹoʊt͡ʃ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊtʃ

Etymology 1

From Middle English roche, from Old French roche, from Middle Low German roche, ruche (“ray (fish)”), from Old Saxon *rūh, possibly from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz (“rough”).

Cognate with Old English ruhha ("a ray"; > Middle English rouhe, rohȝe), German Rochen (“ray (fish)”).

Noun

roach (plural roach)

  2. Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:
    1. Any fish of species in the genus Rutilus, especially:
      1. A common roach (Rutilus rutilus)
    2. A California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus
Derived terms
  • Albanian roach (Pachychilon pictum, Leucos basak)
  • Black Sea roach (Rutilus lacustris)
  • blue roach (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)
  • California roach (Hesperoleucus symmetricus)
  • Caspian roach (Rutilus caspicus)
  • common roach (Rutilus rutilus)
Translations

References

  • Rutilus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Etymology 2

Back-formation from cockroach, as if it were a compound. Marijuana-related meanings by similarity of appearance of the butt, attested since the 1930s.

Noun

roach (plural roaches)

  2. (US) A cockroach.
  3. (US, slang, smoking) The butt of a marijuana cigarette.
  4. (US, slang, smoking) An entire marijuana cigarette, blunt, or joint.
  5. (UK, slang, smoking) The filter of a rolled cigarette or joint, made from card or paper.
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

Apparently from extended or figurative use of roach (“Cyprinidae”), above. Compare the adjective roached (“styled so that the mane stands up from the neck”).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

roach (plural roaches)

  2. (nautical) Sail material that forms a concave curve rather than straight leech (aft edge) of a sail to increase the sail area over that of a simple triangular sail.
  3. A haircut or a similar-looking kind of headdress worn by some of the indigenous peoples of North America, often red.
Derived terms
  • roach-backed
Translations

Verb

roach (third-person singular simple present roaches, present participle roaching, simple past and past participle roached)

  1. (transitive) To cut or shave off the mane of a horse so that the remaining hair stands up on the neck.
  2. (transitive, by extension) To cut a person's hair so that it stands straight up.
Derived terms
  • roached

References

  • Roach (headdress) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Category:Roaches (headdress) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Etymology 4

Variant of roche (“rock”). Attested since the seventeenth century.

Noun

roach (plural roaches)

  2. (UK, obsolete, mining) A bed or stratum of some mineral.
  3. (UK, regional) Gritty or coarse rock; especially Portland stone or similar limestone.

References

  • Jonathon Green (2024) “roach n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  • “roach, n.2.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  • “roach, n.3.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  • “roach, n.4.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  • “roach”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Charo, Rocha, achor, archo-, corah, ochra, orach

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