Is BANKNOTE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BANKNOTE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BANKNOTE mean?
- noun
a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
“he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + N (1) + O (1) + T (1) + E (1) = 14 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 BANKNOTE
Single letters that turn BANKNOTE 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 BANKNOTE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- beknot12
- nekton10
- bake10
- bank10
- beak10
- bonk10
- knob10
- oaken9
- taken9
- token9
- kab9
- kob9
- bannet8
- bonnet8
- kane8
- kaon8
- keno8
- kent8
- keta8
- keto8
- knot8
- koan8
- take8
- tank8
- teak8
- toke8
- baton7
- beano7
- bento7
- beton7
- bonne7
- kae7
- kat7
- kea7
- ken7
- koa7
- oak7
- oka7
- oke7
- abet6
- bane6
- bate6
- bean6
- beat6
- bent6
- beta6
- boat6
- bone6
- bota6
- ebon6
- nabe6
- ka6
- ok6
- anent5
- atone5
- nonet5
- oaten5
- tenno5
- tenon5
- tonne5
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