Is BANISTERED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BANISTERED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BANISTERED mean?
Banistered is a form of BANISTER.
- noun
a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 BANISTERED
BANISTERED 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 BANISTERED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- interbeds12
- absented11
- bandiest11
- bantered11
- bartends11
- beadiest11
- bendiest11
- bestride11
- bistered11
- brandies11
- breasted11
- debaters11
- diabetes11
- inbreeds11
- interbed11
- rebaited11
- redbaits11
- tribades11
- dentaries10
- detainers10
- resinated10
- absenter10
- banister10
- barniest10
- betaines10
- abiders10
- banders10
- bandier10
- bandies10
- bandits10
- bartend10
- basined10
- beaders10
- beadier10
- bedrest10
- benders10
- bendier10
- berated10
- bestead10
- bestrid10
- betides10
- binders10
- bistred10
- brained10
- braised10
- dabster10
- darbies10
- debaser10
- debater10
- debates10
- derbies10
- inbreds10
- inbreed10
- rebased10
- rebated10
- rebinds10
- redbait10
- ribands10
- sabered10
- seabird10
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