BANQUETTE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BANQUETTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BANQUETTE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANQUETTE is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANQUETTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
banquettesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BANQUETTE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BANQUETTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANQUETTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BANQUETTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An upholstered bench fixed along a wall, especially in a restaurant, or a raised step behind a rampart.
Diners slide along a banquette to share a table with the wall at their back, which saves space. In fortifications the word named a firing step on which soldiers stood to shoot over the parapet.
How BANQUETTE is used
Used in restaurant design and in military history.
- We took the corner banquette at the back of the bistro.
- Musketeers climbed onto the banquette to fire at the enemy.
- A velvet banquette ran along the window.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BANQUETTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BANQUETTE
1 longer words begin with BANQUETTE.
Shorter words from the letters in BANQUETTE
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Common questions about BANQUETTE
- Is BANQUETTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANQUETTE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANQUETTE worth?
- BANQUETTE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BANQUETTE mean?
- An upholstered bench fixed along a wall, especially in a restaurant, or a raised step behind a rampart.
- What letters can be added to BANQUETTE?
- BANQUETTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BANQUETTE:
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