Is STAUNCHNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STAUNCHNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STAUNCHNESS mean?
- noun
loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + U (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (4) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 16 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 STAUNCHNESS
STAUNCHNESS 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 STAUNCHNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- staunches14
- chastens13
- chausses13
- enchants13
- nautches13
- snatches13
- stanches13
- suchness13
- unchaste13
- canthus12
- chasses12
- chasten12
- chaunts12
- cushats12
- enchant12
- sachets12
- scathes12
- staunch12
- tusches12
- unteach12
- scantness11
- cashes11
- chants11
- chases11
- chasse11
- chaste11
- chaunt11
- cheats11
- chests11
- chuses11
- chutes11
- cushat11
- encash11
- hances11
- naches11
- nautch11
- nuchae11
- sachet11
- sauchs11
- scathe11
- schuss11
- snatch11
- stanch11
- stench11
- taches11
- tusche11
- cantuses10
- nutcases10
- hastens10
- hausens10
- snashes10
- snathes10
- stashes10
- sunnahs10
- tussahs10
- tussehs10
- aches10
- caths10
- chant10
- chase10
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