Is STAUNCHLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STAUNCHLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STAUNCHLY mean?
- adverb
in a staunch manner
“he staunchly defended his principles”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + U (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (4) + L (1) + Y (4) = 17 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 STAUNCHLY
STAUNCHLY 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 STAUNCHLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stanchly16
- snatchy15
- chanty14
- yachts14
- unhasty13
- chays13
- cushy13
- lynch13
- synch13
- yacht13
- canthus12
- chaunts12
- nuchals12
- scantly12
- staunch12
- unlatch12
- shanty12
- thusly12
- thuyas12
- achy12
- chay12
- lych12
- yuch12
- chants11
- chaunt11
- cushat11
- launch11
- lunacy11
- nautch11
- nuchal11
- scanty11
- schuln11
- slatch11
- snatch11
- stanch11
- hasty11
- hylas11
- lathy11
- shaly11
- synth11
- thuya11
- tushy11
- acyls10
- canty10
- caths10
- chant10
- chats10
- clash10
- clays10
- cyans10
- lanch10
- latch10
- lunch10
- natch10
- nucha10
- sauch10
- saucy10
- scaly10
- schul10
- tachs10
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