BANNEROL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BANNEROL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BANNEROL?
| 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 BANNEROL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANNEROL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bannerolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BANNEROL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BANNEROL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANNEROL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BANNEROL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small flag or streamer, especially one carried at a funeral or fixed to a lance or tomb.
A bannerol is a decorative strip of cloth rather than a large battle flag. Funeral processions once carried one bearing the heraldic arms of the dead.
How BANNEROL is used
The word bannerol is a rare, old term from heraldry and ceremonial history.
- A black bannerol hung above the tomb for a full year.
- The herald carried a bannerol painted with the family arms.
- Each knight tied a silk bannerol to his lance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BANNEROL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BANNEROL
1 longer words begin with BANNEROL.
Shorter words from the letters in BANNEROL
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Common questions about BANNEROL
- Is BANNEROL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANNEROL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANNEROL worth?
- BANNEROL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BANNEROL mean?
- A small flag or streamer, especially one carried at a funeral or fixed to a lance or tomb.
- What letters can be added to BANNEROL?
- BANNEROL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BANNEROL:
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