BANTED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANTED is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BANTED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANTED is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANTED
No single letter turns BANTED into another word.
How BANTED scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BANTED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does BANTED mean in Scrabble?
BANTED is the past tense or past participle of BANT.
BANT(verb) — To diet in order to lose weight.
Shorter words from the letters in BANTED
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Common questions about BANTED
- Is BANTED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BANTED is not in it.
- How many points is BANTED worth?
- BANTED is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANTED?
- No single letter can be added to BANTED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BANTED:
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