BENISON is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BENISON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BENISON?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BENISON is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENISON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
benisonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BENISON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BENISON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 154,394.
What does BENISON mean in Scrabble?
noun
literaryarchaic
A blessing, especially one spoken aloud.
Benison belongs to elevated or old-fashioned style and often sits in prayers, poems and solemn farewells. It is the gentler opposite of a curse, called down on a person or a place.
How BENISON is used
Benison is a literary word for a blessing.
- The old priest gave the travellers his benison.
- They left the house with the benison of its owner.
- The poem ends with a benison on the sleeping village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BENISON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BENISON
The 7 tiles of BENISON in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BENISON
1 longer words begin with BENISON.
Shorter words from the letters in BENISON
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Common questions about BENISON
- Is BENISON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BENISON, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BENISON worth?
- BENISON is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BENISON mean?
- A blessing, especially one spoken aloud.
- What letters can be added to BENISON?
- BENISON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BENISON:
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