Is STANDISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STANDISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STANDISH mean?
- noun
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for STANDISH
STANDISH has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from STANDISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sandhis11
- shantis10
- danish10
- dashis10
- sandhi10
- haints9
- shanti9
- snaths9
- dashi9
- hadst9
- hands9
- hinds9
- shads9
- haint8
- hants8
- hints8
- hists8
- saith8
- shins8
- shist8
- shits8
- sinhs8
- snash8
- snath8
- stash8
- thins8
- dahs8
- dash8
- dish8
- hand8
- hind8
- shad8
- sidh8
- sadist7
- stands7
- tsadis7
- ahis7
- hant7
- hast7
- hats7
- hins7
- hint7
- hisn7
- hiss7
- hist7
- hits7
- sash7
- shat7
- shin7
- shit7
- sinh7
- sith7
- than7
- thin7
- this7
- dah7
- had7
- hid7
- saints6
- satins6
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