Is BANISHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BANISHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BANISHED mean?
Banished is a form of BANISH.
- verb
expel from a community or group
- verb
ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
- verb
expel, as if by official decree
“he was banished from his own country”
- verb
drive away
“banish bad thoughts”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 14 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 BANISHED
BANISHED 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 BANISHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- behinds13
- banshie12
- bashed12
- behind12
- banish11
- bandies10
- basined10
- danish10
- endash10
- sandhi10
- shined10
- sahib10
- abides9
- ashine9
- biased9
- shenai9
- ashed9
- dashi9
- deash9
- deshi9
- hades9
- hands9
- heads9
- hides9
- hinds9
- sadhe9
- shade9
- shend9
- shied9
- sidhe9
- bash9
- bish9
- sabine8
- abide8
- ashen8
- bands8
- baned8
- based8
- beads8
- bends8
- bides8
- binds8
- hanse8
- sabed8
- shine8
- ahed8
- dahs8
- dash8
- dish8
- edhs8
- hade8
- haed8
- hand8
- head8
- hide8
- hied8
- hind8
- shad8
- shed8
- sidh8
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