BANNS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BANNS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BANNS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANNS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANNS
No single letter turns BANNS into another word.
How BANNS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BANNS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 69,711.
What does BANNS mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A public announcement, especially one read aloud in church on successive occasions, of an intended marriage, giving anyone the chance to object beforehand.
Reading the banns was for centuries the standard way an English or Scottish parish confirmed that a coming marriage was not already forbidden by an existing marriage, a close family relationship, or some other legal obstacle, since a congregation of neighbours was well placed to know such things. The custom of calling banns three times, usually on successive Sundays, gave the community a real window to raise an objection before the wedding could go ahead. Civil marriage licences have largely replaced banns in everyday practice, but many churches still offer the option of having the banns read as part of a traditional ceremony.
How BANNS is used
A term from marriage law and church custom, encountered mainly in discussions of weddings and older legal procedure.
- The vicar read the banns from the pulpit three Sundays in a row.
- No one came forward to object during the reading of the banns.
- Publishing the banns was once required before any church wedding.
- They chose to have their banns read instead of applying for a licence.
- The old parish register recorded every reading of the banns.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BANNS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BANNS
Common questions about BANNS
- Is BANNS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANNS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANNS worth?
- BANNS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BANNS mean?
- A public announcement, especially one read aloud in church on successive occasions, of an intended marriage, giving anyone the chance to object beforehand.
- What letters can be added to BANNS?
- No single letter can be added to BANNS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BANNS:
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