BADINAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BADINAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BADINAGE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BADINAGE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BADINAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BADINAGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BADINAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BADINAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BADINAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Light, playful and witty conversation; good-humoured teasing.
Badinage is the quick back-and-forth of friends who enjoy teasing without meaning harm. The word comes from French and carries a note of elegance. It stands apart from serious argument because nobody is trying to win.
How BADINAGE is used
Badinage is a literary word for witty banter in conversation.
- Their badinage over dinner made the evening fly by.
- She enjoyed the badinage of the newsroom.
- A little badinage lightened the tense meeting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BADINAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BADINAGE
2 longer words begin with BADINAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in BADINAGE
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Common questions about BADINAGE
- Is BADINAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BADINAGE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BADINAGE worth?
- BADINAGE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BADINAGE mean?
- Light, playful and witty conversation; good-humoured teasing.
- What letters can be added to BADINAGE?
- BADINAGE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BADINAGE:
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