Is BANTERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BANTERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BANTERING mean?
- adjective
cleverly amusing in tone
“a bantering tone”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 BANTERING
BANTERING 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 BANTERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- berating11
- rebating11
- tabering11
- banteng10
- barning10
- beaning10
- bearing10
- beating10
- banger9
- baning9
- baring9
- bating9
- begirt9
- benign9
- binger9
- graben9
- aginner8
- anteing8
- antigen8
- earning8
- engrain8
- gentian8
- granite8
- grannie8
- gratine8
- ingrate8
- nearing8
- ranting8
- regnant8
- renting8
- ringent8
- tangier8
- tearing8
- baiter8
- banner8
- bannet8
- banter8
- barite8
- binate8
- rebait8
- terbia8
- barge8
- began8
- begat8
- begin8
- being8
- binge8
- bring8
- giber8
- entrain7
- trannie7
- aigret7
- anting7
- argent7
- earing7
- eating7
- engirt7
- gainer7
- gaiter7
- gannet7
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