BANISHES is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BANISHES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BANISHES?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANISHES is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANISHES
No single letter turns BANISHES into another word.
How BANISHES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BANISHES, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANISHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BANISHES mean in Scrabble?
BANISHES is the present-tense form of BANISH used with he, she and it.
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.
Anagrams of BANISHES
The 8 tiles of BANISHES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BANISHES
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Common questions about BANISHES
- Is BANISHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANISHES, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANISHES worth?
- BANISHES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANISHES?
- No single letter can be added to BANISHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BANISHES:
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