Is BANKNOTES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BANKNOTES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BANKNOTES mean?
Banknotes is a form of BANKNOTE.
- 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
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + N (1) + O (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 BANKNOTES
BANKNOTES 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 BANKNOTES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- banknote14
- beknots13
- basket12
- beknot12
- bosket12
- nektons11
- bakes11
- banks11
- beaks11
- bonks11
- knobs11
- nekton10
- tokens10
- bake10
- bank10
- bask10
- beak10
- bonk10
- bosk10
- kabs10
- knob10
- kobs10
- bannets9
- bonnets9
- kanes9
- kaons9
- kenos9
- ketas9
- knots9
- koans9
- oaken9
- skate9
- skean9
- snake9
- sneak9
- stake9
- stank9
- steak9
- stoke9
- stonk9
- taken9
- takes9
- tanks9
- teaks9
- token9
- tokes9
- kab9
- kob9
- absent8
- bannet8
- batons8
- beanos8
- bentos8
- betons8
- bonnes8
- bonnet8
- kaes8
- kane8
- kaon8
- kats8
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