STAUNCH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. STAUNCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STAUNCH?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STAUNCH is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STAUNCH
No single letter turns STAUNCH into another word.
How STAUNCH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STAUNCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What stands out about STAUNCH
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STAUNCH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Very loyal and firmly committed to a person, cause, or belief.
Staunch is a word for steady loyalty that does not waver under pressure. As a verb, the same spelling also means to stop a flow of blood, a use that some writers spell stanch.
How STAUNCH is used
Staunch usually modifies nouns such as supporter, ally, friend or defender.
- She was a staunch supporter of the local library.
- The two men remained staunch friends for fifty years.
- He gave a staunch defence of his colleagues.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STAUNCH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STAUNCH
The 7 tiles of STAUNCH in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with STAUNCH
12 longer words begin with STAUNCH.
Shorter words from the letters in STAUNCH
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Common questions about STAUNCH
- Is STAUNCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STAUNCH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STAUNCH worth?
- STAUNCH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STAUNCH mean?
- Very loyal and firmly committed to a person, cause, or belief.
- What letters can be added to STAUNCH?
- No single letter can be added to STAUNCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STAUNCH:
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