Is BENCHMARKED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BENCHMARKED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 25 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BENCHMARKED mean?
Benchmarked is a form of BENCHMARK.
- noun
a standard by which something can be measured or judged
“his painting sets the benchmark of quality”
- noun
a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
25
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (4) + M (3) + A (1) + R (1) + K (5) + E (1) + D (2) = 25 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 BENCHMARKED
BENCHMARKED 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 BENCHMARKED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- benchmark22
- becharmed19
- chambered19
- hackmen18
- bedmaker17
- embanked17
- embarked17
- charked17
- bedrench16
- berdache16
- brakemen16
- branched16
- breached16
- dakerhen16
- demarche16
- hankered16
- harkened16
- backend16
- becharm16
- brecham16
- chamber16
- chambre16
- hacked16
- bedarken15
- cambered15
- cankered15
- embraced15
- menarche15
- beached15
- benched15
- bracken15
- charmed15
- marched15
- backed15
- becked15
- bedeck15
- hackee15
- hacker15
- hakeem15
- bencher14
- beraked14
- brechan14
- cranked14
- creaked14
- hearken14
- machree14
- marchen14
- redneck14
- bached14
- backer14
- drachm14
- embank14
- embark14
- hanked14
- harked14
- rebeck14
- chark14
- cheek14
- hacek14
- kench14
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