Is BANKSIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BANKSIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + 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.
Definition
Looking for what Banksides means? Read the full definition, part of speech and example sentences on Wiktionary.
See the definition of BanksidesHooks for BANKSIDES
BANKSIDES 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 BANKSIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bankside15
- banked13
- basked13
- bekiss12
- baked12
- biked12
- kinases11
- kissed11
- kneads11
- snaked11
- bakes11
- banks11
- basks11
- beaks11
- bikes11
- bisks11
- kibes11
- badness10
- bandies10
- basined10
- biassed10
- kinase10
- skeans10
- skeins10
- snakes10
- sneaks10
- asked10
- desks10
- dikes10
- dinks10
- disks10
- inked10
- kadis10
- kinda10
- kinds10
- knead10
- naked10
- skeds10
- skids10
- skied10
- bake10
- bank10
- bask10
- beak10
- bike10
- bisk10
- kabs10
- kibe10
- sabines9
- abides9
- biased9
- kains9
- kanes9
- kinas9
- kines9
- sakes9
- sakis9
- sikas9
- sikes9
- sinks9
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