Is BANAUSIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BANAUSIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BANAUSIC mean?
- adjective
(formal) ordinary and not refined
“he felt contempt for all banausic occupations”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + A (1) + U (1) + S (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 12 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 BANAUSIC
BANAUSIC 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 BANAUSIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- abacus10
- cabins10
- sabicu10
- abaci9
- bancs9
- basic9
- cabin9
- scuba9
- acinus8
- nubias8
- banc8
- cabs8
- cubs8
- scab8
- acais7
- basin7
- bunas7
- cains7
- incus7
- nabis7
- nubia7
- sabin7
- uncia7
- unica7
- cab7
- cub7
- abas6
- acai6
- asci6
- baas6
- bani6
- bans6
- bias6
- bins6
- buna6
- buns6
- cain6
- cans6
- casa6
- isba6
- nabs6
- nibs6
- nubs6
- scan6
- snib6
- snub6
- suba6
- unci6
- sauna5
- unais5
- aba5
- abs5
- baa5
- ban5
- bas5
- bin5
- bis5
- bun5
- bus5
- can5
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