BENI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. BENI 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 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BENI?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BENI is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
benisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BENI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BENI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about BENI
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BENI mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialectbotany
The sesame plant, or its seed, also known as benne.
Beni is a variant spelling of benne, an older name for the sesame plant grown for its oil-rich seed. The word survives chiefly as a regional term in the southern United States, where the seed is used much like sesame in cooking.
How BENI is used
Regional and somewhat old-fashioned; sesame is the common modern name.
- Farmers in the region still grow the beni for its oil-rich seed.
- She sprinkled roasted beni over the vegetables.
- The old recipe calls for beni instead of common sesame.
- Beni oil was pressed from the crushed seed.
- The cook toasted the beni until it turned golden.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BENI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BENI
The 4 tiles of BENI in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with BENI
Showing 24 of 34 words that begin with BENI.
Words with BENI inside
8 words contain BENI in the middle. Words that start with BENI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BENI
Common questions about BENI
- Is BENI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BENI is not in it.
- How many points is BENI worth?
- BENI is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BENI mean?
- The sesame plant, or its seed, also known as benne.
- What letters can be added to BENI?
- BENI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BENI:
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