Is STAUNCHNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STAUNCHNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STAUNCHNESSES mean?
Staunchnesses is a form of STAUNCHNESS.
- noun
loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
13
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + U (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (4) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 STAUNCHNESSES
STAUNCHNESSES 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 STAUNCHNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- unchasteness17
- staunchness16
- chanteuses15
- chasteness15
- suchnesses15
- chanteuse14
- staunches14
- unteaches14
- scantnesses13
- sustenances13
- chastens13
- chausses13
- chutnees13
- encashes13
- enchants13
- enchases13
- enhances13
- escheats13
- nacheses13
- nautches13
- schusses13
- snatches13
- stanches13
- stenches13
- suchness13
- unchaste13
- sustenance12
- achenes12
- canthus12
- chasses12
- chasten12
- chaunts12
- chesses12
- chutnee12
- cushats12
- enchant12
- enchase12
- enhance12
- escheat12
- sachets12
- scathes12
- staunch12
- teaches12
- tenches12
- tusches12
- unteach12
- acuteness11
- caestuses11
- scantness11
- antheses11
- enthuses11
- achene11
- cashes11
- chants11
- chases11
- chasse11
- chaste11
- chaunt11
- cheats11
- chests11
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