Unscramble STAUNCHLY to get 253 words. STAUNCHLY itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. STANCHLY is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. The 9 letters split into 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from STAUNCHLY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 11 with 7, 38 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
4 of 38 6-letter words from STAUNCHLY tie at 14 points; none scores more. LAUNCH, YACHTS and SNATCH will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble STAUNCHLY, the top score is 13, reached by 5. LUNCH, NASTY and YACHT are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble STAUNCHLY tie at 12 points; none scores more. SUCH, CHAT and STAY will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words from STAUNCHLY, 4 score 9 points, the group's best. CAN, HAS and ANY are the ones most people know.
These 3 words have the length of STAUNCHLY, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with ST · ending in LY · all 9-letter words
STAUNCHLY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
STAUNCHLY works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAUNCHLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 253) | 199 | 253 | 184 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
54 of the 253 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CYATHUS, SLUTCHY, CUSHTY, SCHUYT, TULCHANS, TULCHAN, LAUCHS, LUSHY, SLUTCH, CHALS, CHUTS, CULTY and 42 more. 15 of the 253 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LYCH, CATHS, LANCH, NYAH, TALCY, CATH, UNCAST, LAHS, AHS, LAH, YAS, CAL and 3 more.
This word takes every letter of STAUNCHLY plus a single extra one.