BENCHING is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BENCHING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
b3e1n1c3h4i1n1g2
PlayableBENCHING · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BENCHING?
| 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
41WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.25%
Our own measure of how useful BENCHING is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENCHING
No single letter turns BENCHING into another word.
How BENCHING scores
Scrabble b3e1n1c3h4i1n1g2 16
Words with Friends b4e1n2c4h3i1n2g3 20
Face value of the 8 tiles in BENCHING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BENCHING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BENCHING
eching12 benign9 bench12 ching11 ginch11 chine10 niche10 ehing9 hinge9 neigh9 begin8 being8 binge8 genic8 benni7 chib11 chin9 inch9 bice8 hing8 nigh8 bing7 gibe7 bein6 beni6 bien6 bine6 cine6 nice6 gien5 ginn5 nine4 che8 chi8 ech8 hic8 ich8 ghi7 beg6 big6
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Common questions about BENCHING
- Is BENCHING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BENCHING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BENCHING worth?
- BENCHING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BENCHING?
- No single letter can be added to BENCHING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BENCHING:
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