STANCHNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. STANCHNESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept STANCHNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STANCHNESS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STANCHNESS
No single letter turns STANCHNESS into another word.
How STANCHNESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in STANCHNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STANCHNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STANCHNESS
- STANCHNESS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with STANCHNESS
1 longer words begin with STANCHNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in STANCHNESS
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Common questions about STANCHNESS
- Is STANCHNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STANCHNESS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STANCHNESS worth?
- STANCHNESS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STANCHNESS?
- No single letter can be added to STANCHNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of STANCHNESS:
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