Is BANJOES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BANJOES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BANJOES mean?
Banjoes is a form of BANJO.
- noun
a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + J (8) + O (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 BANJOES
BANJOES 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 BANJOES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- banjos15
- banjo14
- jabs13
- jobs13
- janes12
- jeans12
- jones12
- jab12
- job12
- jane11
- jean11
- jeon11
- joes11
- soja11
- joe10
- jo9
- beanos8
- banes7
- beano7
- beans7
- bones7
- ebons7
- nabes7
- baes6
- bane6
- bans6
- base6
- bean6
- bens6
- boas6
- bone6
- ebon6
- nabe6
- nabs6
- nebs6
- nobs6
- obas6
- obes6
- sabe6
- snob6
- soba6
- aeons5
- abs5
- bae5
- ban5
- bas5
- ben5
- bes5
- boa5
- bos5
- nab5
- neb5
- nob5
- oba5
- obe5
- sab5
- sob5
- aeon4
- anes4
- eons4
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