288 words come out when you unscramble STANCHION, starting with STANCHION itself: 14 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from STANCHION by length: 1 with 9 letters, 7 with 8, 20 with 7, 54 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Of the 20 7-letter words in STANCHION, 6 score 12 points, the group's best. ACTIONS, NATIONS and CONTAIN are the ones most people know.
19 of 54 6-letter words you get when you unscramble STANCHION tie at 11 points; none scores more. ACTION, CASINO and NATION will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from STANCHION, 28 score 10 points, the group's best. CHINA, CANON and CHAIN are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words made with STANCHION letters, the top score is 9, reached by 20. CHAT, CASH and HOST are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble STANCHION tie at 8 points; none scores more. CAN, HAS and ITS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of STANCHION but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CHITOSAN (13 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept STANCHION, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STANCHION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 288) | 223 | 288 | 200 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 65 of them: CHATONS, CHATON, CHIAOS, NICHTS, SANCHO, SCAITH, TACHOS, TAISCH, CANTIONS, CHOTA, COTHS, NICHT and 53 more. Words With Friends* skips 23 of them: SHITCAN, ANCHOS, ANCHO, CATHS, CHAIS, CHONS, SITCH, CATH, CHAI, HAINTS, HAINT, OCH and 11 more.
These 2 words take every letter of STANCHION plus a single extra one.