BANJO is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BANJO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BANJO?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANJO is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANJO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
banjosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BANJO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BANJO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does BANJO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A stringed musical instrument with a long neck and a round body covered by a drum-like membrane, played by plucking or strumming.
A banjo produces its bright, twangy sound because the strings vibrate over a tight membrane stretched across a circular frame, rather than over solid wood as in a guitar. The instrument travelled to America with enslaved Africans, who built early versions from gourds and animal skin, and it later became central to folk, bluegrass and country music. Today a banjo typically has four or five strings and a metal resonator that projects the sound outward.
How BANJO is used
Used both as the name of the instrument and, less often, as a verb meaning to play it.
- He picked up the banjo and played a fast bluegrass tune.
- The old banjo had a cracked wooden neck.
- She learned to tune a banjo by ear.
- A banjo and a fiddle led the barn dance.
- The museum displayed a banjo made from a gourd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BANJO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BANJO
6 longer words begin with BANJO.
Shorter words from the letters in BANJO
Common questions about BANJO
- Is BANJO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANJO, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANJO worth?
- BANJO is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BANJO mean?
- A stringed musical instrument with a long neck and a round body covered by a drum-like membrane, played by plucking or strumming.
- What letters can be added to BANJO?
- BANJO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BANJO:
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