Is BANISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BANISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BANISHES mean?
Banishes 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
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + 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 BANISHES
BANISHES 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.
Anagrams of BANISHES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BANISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- banshies13
- banshie12
- banish11
- bashes11
- bishes11
- sahibs11
- hessian10
- shenais10
- sahib10
- sabines9
- ashine9
- hanses9
- shenai9
- shines9
- bash9
- bish9
- basins8
- biases8
- sabine8
- sabins8
- ashen8
- ashes8
- hanse8
- sheas8
- shies8
- shine8
- shins8
- sinhs8
- snash8
- bah8
- banes7
- bases7
- basin7
- basis7
- bassi7
- beans7
- bines7
- bises7
- isbas7
- nabes7
- nabis7
- sabes7
- sabin7
- snibs7
- ahis7
- haen7
- haes7
- hens7
- hies7
- hins7
- hisn7
- hiss7
- sash7
- sesh7
- shea7
- shen7
- shes7
- shin7
- sinh7
- anises6
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