Is BANISHMENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BANISHMENT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BANISHMENT mean?
- noun
the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
“the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry”
- noun
rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 17 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 BANISHMENT
Single letters that turn BANISHMENT into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from BANISHMENT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- beamish14
- absinthe13
- hematins13
- bimahs13
- ambients12
- absinth12
- anthems12
- atheism12
- banshie12
- haemins12
- hematin12
- henbits12
- hetmans12
- mannish12
- bimah12
- ambient11
- batsmen11
- anthem11
- ashmen11
- banish11
- bathes11
- habits11
- haemin11
- hemins11
- henbit11
- hetman11
- hitman11
- hitmen11
- inmesh11
- mashie11
- theism11
- mannites10
- sheitan10
- sthenia10
- tannish10
- ambits10
- batmen10
- bemist10
- binman10
- binmen10
- manebs10
- bahts10
- baith10
- bathe10
- baths10
- beths10
- habit10
- haems10
- hames10
- hemin10
- maths10
- mensh10
- meths10
- sahib10
- shame10
- smith10
- bannets9
- banties9
- basinet9
- etamins9
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