253 words come out when you unscramble STANCHES, starting with STANCHES itself: 13 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. 2 anagrams of STANCHES are on the page: CHASTENS and SNATCHES, each 13 points. 5 shorter words score 12, among them SACHETS, CHASTEN and NATCHES. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from STANCHES by length: 3 with 8 letters, 11 with 7, 44 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 56 with 3 and 19 with 2.
18 of 44 6-letter words you get when you unscramble STANCHES tie at 11 points; none scores more. CHEATS, STANCE and SNATCH will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from STANCHES, 20 score 10 points, the group's best. CASES, TEACH and CHEST are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words made with STANCHES letters, the top score is 9, reached by 12. THEN, EACH and CASE are the familiar ones.
56 3-letter words you get when you unscramble STANCHES; 4 of them share the top score of 8. CAN, HAS and SET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of STANCHES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with ST · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
What STANCHES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. STANCHES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STANCHES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 253) | 202 | 253 | 187 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
51 of the 253 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NATCHES, SCHANSE, CANEHS, SCATHS, CANEH, NACHE, SCATH, SECHS, SNEATHS, ASHETS, CHAS, HEASTS and 39 more. 15 of the 253 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CATHS, TECHS, CATH, ECHT, TECH, CENTAS, SESH, SHEN, AHS, TEC, ATS, EST and 3 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of STANCHES and one more.