STANCHION is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. STANCHION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STANCHION?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STANCHION is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STANCHION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stanchionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STANCHION scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in STANCHION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STANCHION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STANCHION mean in Scrabble?
noun
An upright bar, post or frame used as a support or barrier.
You meet a stanchion in barn stalls, on ships and in the posts that hold velvet ropes. It can bear weight or simply mark a line that people must not cross.
How STANCHION is used
Stanchion is used in building, shipping and crowd control.
- A rope hung between two brass stanchion posts.
- The cow put her head through the stanchion to feed.
- A steel stanchion held up the deck.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STANCHION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STANCHION
3 longer words begin with STANCHION.
Shorter words from the letters in STANCHION
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Common questions about STANCHION
- Is STANCHION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STANCHION, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STANCHION worth?
- STANCHION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STANCHION mean?
- An upright bar, post or frame used as a support or barrier.
- What letters can be added to STANCHION?
- STANCHION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of STANCHION:
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