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
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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