BANISHED is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BANISHED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BANISHED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANISHED is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANISHED
No single letter turns BANISHED into another word.
How BANISHED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BANISHED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANISHED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BANISHED
- All 8 letters of BANISHED are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BANISHED mean in Scrabble?
BANISHED is the past tense or past participle of BANISH.
BANISH(verb) — To send someone away from a place, country or group as an official punishment, or to drive a thought or feeling out of the mind.
Shorter words from the letters in BANISHED
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Common questions about BANISHED
- Is BANISHED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANISHED, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANISHED worth?
- BANISHED is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANISHED?
- No single letter can be added to BANISHED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BANISHED:
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