Is BADINAGES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BADINAGES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BADINAGES mean?
Badinages is a form of BADINAGE.
- noun
frivolous banter
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + G (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BADINAGES
BADINAGES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BADINAGES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- badinage12
- bandages12
- beadings12
- debasing12
- bandage11
- beading11
- sandbag11
- abasing10
- bandies10
- basined10
- bisnaga10
- diabase10
- indabas10
- sabeing10
- badges10
- banged10
- binged10
- debags10
- agendas9
- abased9
- abides9
- baaing9
- bandas9
- basing9
- begins9
- beings9
- biased9
- binges9
- gabies9
- indaba9
- seabag9
- badge9
- begad9
- debag9
- gibed9
- naiades8
- adages8
- agenda8
- deigns8
- design8
- dinges8
- gained8
- sabine8
- signed8
- singed8
- abide8
- baaed8
- banda8
- bands8
- baned8
- bangs8
- based8
- beads8
- began8
- begin8
- being8
- bends8
- bides8
- binds8
- binge8
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