SANBENITO is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SANBENITO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SANBENITO?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANBENITO is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANBENITO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sanbenitosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SANBENITO scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SANBENITO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANBENITO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SANBENITO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A penitential garment of sackcloth worn by people condemned by the Spanish Inquisition.
A sanbenito was yellow with a red cross for those who repented, and black with flames for those marked for execution. The garment was displayed in churches afterward as a public warning.
How SANBENITO is used
Historical term from the Spanish Inquisition.
- The prisoner walked to the square in a yellow sanbenito.
- A sanbenito hung in the church as a mark of shame.
- The historian described the painted sanbenito in detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANBENITO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SANBENITO
1 longer words begin with SANBENITO.
Shorter words from the letters in SANBENITO
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Common questions about SANBENITO
- Is SANBENITO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANBENITO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANBENITO worth?
- SANBENITO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANBENITO mean?
- A penitential garment of sackcloth worn by people condemned by the Spanish Inquisition.
- What letters can be added to SANBENITO?
- SANBENITO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SANBENITO:
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