Leaches

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present of leach: drains minerals or nutrients from a substance through the passage of liquid.

“Acid rain leaches calcium from the soil over many decades.”

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Synonyms

drains filtersextractspercolates

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Wordle

Contains CH and ends in -ES, with four vowels providing strong early feedback

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Scrabble

The CH digraph and S hook make this a versatile board word

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beaches leached leashes leeches letches loaches reaches teaches

Words you can make from Leaches

Shorter words formed from the letters in “leaches”.

chelae chelas leches secale aches alces alecs casel cease chase chela chese claes clash easel echea eches hales halse heals heels helas laces lache

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