STAUNCHING is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. STAUNCHING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableSTAUNCHING · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept STAUNCHING?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.1%
Our own measure of how useful STAUNCHING is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STAUNCHING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
staunchingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STAUNCHING scores
Scrabble s1t1a1u1n1c3h4i1n1g2 16
Words with Friends s1t1a1u2n2c4h3i1n2g3 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in STAUNCHING, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STAUNCHING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with STAUNCHING
1 longer words begin with STAUNCHING.
Shorter words from the letters in STAUNCHING
chantings15 chaunting15 snatching15 stanching15 hauntings13 unhasting13 uncasting12 chanting14 scathing14 unaching14 anchusin13 unchains13 haunting12 huntings12 shantung12 shunting12 tanghins12 cantings11 scanting11 uncasing11 annicuts10 saunting9 stauning9 unsating9 achings13 cashing13 chasing13 chusing13 chuting13 gnathic13 canthus12 chaunts12 shitcan12 staunch12 unchain12 anguish11 hanting11 hasting11 hausing11 hungans11
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Common questions about STAUNCHING
- Is STAUNCHING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STAUNCHING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STAUNCHING worth?
- STAUNCHING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STAUNCHING?
- STAUNCHING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of STAUNCHING:
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