BANEFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BANEFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BANEFUL?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANEFUL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANEFUL
No single letter turns BANEFUL into another word.
How BANEFUL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BANEFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does BANEFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Causing harm or ruin; poisonous or destructive.
Baneful describes something with a damaging effect over time, such as a habit, a plant or a rumour. It comes from bane, an old word for poison or a cause of ruin. The mood of baneful is serious and a little old-fashioned.
How BANEFUL is used
Used in literary and formal writing about harmful influences.
- The baneful influence of the tyrant spread through the land.
- Old herbals warn of baneful berries in the woods.
- Gossip had a baneful effect on the small village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BANEFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BANEFUL
3 longer words begin with BANEFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in BANEFUL
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Common questions about BANEFUL
- Is BANEFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANEFUL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANEFUL worth?
- BANEFUL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BANEFUL mean?
- Causing harm or ruin; poisonous or destructive.
- What letters can be added to BANEFUL?
- No single letter can be added to BANEFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BANEFUL:
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