Is BANQUETS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BANQUETS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BANQUETS mean?
Banquets is a form of BANQUET.
- noun
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
- noun
a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
“a banquet for the graduating seniors”
- verb
provide a feast or banquet for
- verb
partake in a feast or banquet
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 8
B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + Q (10) + U (1) + E (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 19 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 BANQUETS
BANQUETS 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 BANQUETS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- banquet18
- basque17
- squab16
- quants15
- queans15
- quant14
- quate14
- quean14
- quest14
- squat14
- qats13
- qat12
- qua12
- suq12
- butanes9
- absent8
- beauts8
- butane8
- subnet8
- tabuns8
- abets7
- abuse7
- abuts7
- banes7
- baste7
- bates7
- beans7
- beast7
- beats7
- beaus7
- beaut7
- bents7
- betas7
- bunas7
- bunts7
- butes7
- nabes7
- tabes7
- tabun7
- tabus7
- tsuba7
- tubae7
- tubas7
- tubes7
- unseat6
- abet6
- abut6
- baes6
- bane6
- bans6
- base6
- bast6
- bate6
- bats6
- bean6
- beat6
- beau6
- bens6
- bent6
- best6
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