BENCHMARK is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points

Yes. BENCHMARK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept BENCHMARK?

Word power: 36 / 100

Our own measure of how useful BENCHMARK is to know. It scores 22 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BENCHMARK

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BENCHMARK scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in BENCHMARK, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BENCHMARK has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about BENCHMARK

• All 9 letters of BENCHMARK are different — nothing repeats.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with BENCHMARK

4 longer words begin with BENCHMARK.

Shorter words from the letters in BENCHMARK

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Common questions about BENCHMARK

Is BENCHMARK valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts BENCHMARK, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is BENCHMARK worth?

BENCHMARK is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to BENCHMARK?

BENCHMARK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.