BANNERET is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BANNERET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BANNERET?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANNERET is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANNERET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
banneretsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BANNERET scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BANNERET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANNERET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BANNERET mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A medieval knight of high rank who led his own followers into battle under his own square flag.
A banneret stood above an ordinary knight because he could raise soldiers himself. The rank was sometimes granted on the battlefield for notable courage.
How BANNERET is used
Banneret is a historical rank mentioned in accounts of medieval warfare.
- The king made him a banneret after the victory at the ford.
- A banneret rode at the head of forty men-at-arms.
- Only a wealthy banneret could afford to equip so many retainers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BANNERET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BANNERET
3 longer words begin with BANNERET.
Shorter words from the letters in BANNERET
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Common questions about BANNERET
- Is BANNERET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANNERET, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANNERET worth?
- BANNERET is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BANNERET mean?
- A medieval knight of high rank who led his own followers into battle under his own square flag.
- What letters can be added to BANNERET?
- BANNERET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BANNERET:
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