LEACHES — Scrabble Check: LEACHES
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LEACHES scores 12 points (base, without multipliers).
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noun
1
A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
2
A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc.
3
A jelly-like sweetmeat popular in the fifteenth century.
1670 Hannah Woolley The Queen-like Closet, Or, Rich Cabinet https//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen-Like_Closet "To make Leach and to colour it"
verb
1
To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.
Heavy rainfall can leach out minerals important for plant growth from the soil.
2
To part with soluble constituents by percolation.
noun
1
An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
2
A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.
3
A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
noun
1
The vertical edge of a square sail.
2
The aft edge of a triangular sail.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/leach
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is LEACHES allowed in Scrabble?
Yes, LEACHES is a legal Scrabble word.
How many points is LEACHES worth in Scrabble?
LEACHES is worth 12 base points in Scrabble before any board multipliers are applied.