BANTAM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BANTAM 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 BANTAM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANTAM is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANTAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bantamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BANTAM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BANTAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does BANTAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small breed of domestic fowl, the males of which are known for being bold and quarrelsome.
The name comes from Bantam, a port in Java, from where small fowl were once shipped to Europe. Bantam hens are often kept for their charm and for hatching eggs, and the cocks carry themselves with a pugnacious strut. The word also means very small or feisty in a general way, and it names a weight class in boxing and other sports for lighter competitors.
How BANTAM is used
Used for the bird, for the sporting weight class, and as an adjective for small, spirited things.
- The bantam strutted across the yard like a king.
- She keeps a pair of bantam hens for their eggs.
- A bantam cock will challenge a dog twice its size.
- He fought as a bantam in the youth boxing league.
- The shed was home to a bantam with feathered feet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BANTAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BANTAM
The 6 tiles of BANTAM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BANTAM
3 longer words begin with BANTAM.
Shorter words from the letters in BANTAM
Common questions about BANTAM
- Is BANTAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANTAM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANTAM worth?
- BANTAM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BANTAM mean?
- A small breed of domestic fowl, the males of which are known for being bold and quarrelsome.
- What letters can be added to BANTAM?
- BANTAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BANTAM:
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