Is “Leech” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
LEECH
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Leech

/liːtʃ/

noun
  1. 1.An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.

  2. 2.A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.

  3. 3.A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.

Synonyms: bloodsucker, parasite, sponger, vampire

verb
  1. 1.To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

  2. 2.To drain (resources) without giving back.

    Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return.

Synonyms: drain