Is BANTENGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BANTENGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BANTENGS mean?
Bantengs is a form of BANTENG.
- noun
wild ox of the Malay Archipelago
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 11 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 BANTENGS
BANTENGS 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 BANTENGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- banteng10
- bannets9
- gannets8
- absent8
- bannet8
- bangs8
- began8
- begat8
- agents7
- gannet7
- abets7
- banes7
- banns7
- baste7
- bates7
- beans7
- beast7
- beats7
- bents7
- betas7
- nabes7
- tabes7
- bags7
- bang7
- begs7
- gabs7
- anenst6
- agent6
- angst6
- gates6
- geans6
- gents6
- getas6
- gnats6
- stage6
- stang6
- tangs6
- abet6
- baes6
- bane6
- bans6
- base6
- bast6
- bate6
- bats6
- bean6
- beat6
- bens6
- bent6
- best6
- beta6
- bets6
- nabe6
- nabs6
- nebs6
- sabe6
- stab6
- tabs6
- bag6
- beg6
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