Is STAUNCHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STAUNCHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STAUNCHED mean?
Staunched is a form of STAUNCH.
- adjective
firm and dependable especially in loyalty
“a steadfast ally”
- verb
stop the flow of a liquid
“staunch the blood flow”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + U (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 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 STAUNCHED
STAUNCHED 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.
Anagrams of STAUNCHED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from STAUNCHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- unscathed15
- chaunted14
- snatched14
- stanched14
- uncashed14
- nautches13
- unchaste13
- chanted13
- dunches13
- scathed13
- canthus12
- chasten12
- chaunts12
- staunch12
- unteach12
- cashed12
- cathed12
- chased12
- chused12
- chuted12
- detach12
- handset11
- haunted11
- shunted11
- chants11
- chaste11
- chaunt11
- cheats11
- chutes11
- cushat11
- encash11
- hances11
- naches11
- nautch11
- nuchae11
- sachet11
- scathe11
- snatch11
- stanch11
- stench11
- taches11
- tusche11
- ached11
- chads11
- dunch11
- dutch11
- decants10
- descant10
- scanted10
- unacted10
- uncased10
- deaths10
- endash10
- hanted10
- hasted10
- hunted10
- shuted10
- tushed10
- unshed10
- aches10
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