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Is BANISHMENTS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BANISHMENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BANISHMENTS mean?

Banishments is a form of BANISHMENT.

  1. 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”

  2. noun

    rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

18

Scrabble

21

Words With Friends

11

Letters

B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 18 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 BANISHMENTS

BANISHMENTS 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 BANISHMENTS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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