What STAUNCH Means
- verb: stop the flow of a liquid“staunch the blood flow”
- adjective: firm and dependable especially in loyalty“a steadfast ally”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
STAUNCH is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 T1 A1 U1 N1 C3 H4.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 62 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Anagrams of STAUNCH (2)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In STAUNCH
131 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (10)
5 letter words (26)
ASTUNAUNTSCANSTCANTSCHANTCHATSHANTSHAUNTHUNTSNATCHNAUCHNUCHASAUCHSAUNTSCANTSCATHSCUTASHUNTSNATHSTAUNTACHSTANHSTHANSTUANSTUNASUNHAT
4 letter words (45)
ACTSANTSAUNTCANSCANTCASHCASTCATSCHASCHATCHUTCUSHCUTSHANTHASTHATSHAUTHUNSHUNTHUTSNACHNATSNUTSSANTSAUTSCANSCUTSHANSHATSHUNSHUTSTUNSUCHTACHTANHTANSTASHTAUSTHANTHUSTUANTUNATUNSTUSHUTAS
3 letter words (35)
ACHACTAHSANSANTASHATSCANCATCHACUTHANHASHATHUNHUTNAHNASNATNTHNUSNUTSACSANSATSAUSHASUNTANTASTAUTUNUNSUTAUTS
2 letter words (15)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.