STANDPAT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. STANDPAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STANDPAT?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STANDPAT is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STANDPAT
No single letter turns STANDPAT into another word.
How STANDPAT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STANDPAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STANDPAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STANDPAT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
North Americaninformal
Resisting change and sticking firmly to existing policies or ideas.
The term standpat comes from poker, where a player keeps his hand without drawing new cards. In politics a standpat attitude means refusing to reconsider established positions, even when circumstances have shifted.
How STANDPAT is used
Standpat is mostly used in political commentary, often as a mild criticism.
- The standpat committee rejected every reform.
- Critics accused the minister of a standpat approach to the economy.
- His standpat views seemed out of date.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STANDPAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STANDPAT
4 longer words begin with STANDPAT.
Shorter words from the letters in STANDPAT
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Common questions about STANDPAT
- Is STANDPAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STANDPAT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STANDPAT worth?
- STANDPAT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STANDPAT mean?
- Resisting change and sticking firmly to existing policies or ideas.
- What letters can be added to STANDPAT?
- No single letter can be added to STANDPAT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STANDPAT:
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