Is BENIGNANT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BENIGNANT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BENIGNANT mean?
- adjective
pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
“a benign smile”
- adjective
characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects
“our benignant king”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + G (2) + N (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 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 BENIGNANT
BENIGNANT 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 BENIGNANT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- banning10
- banteng10
- beaning10
- beating10
- baning9
- bating9
- benign9
- anteing8
- antigen8
- gentian8
- tanning8
- bannet8
- binate8
- began8
- begat8
- begin8
- being8
- binge8
- anting7
- eating7
- gannet7
- ingate7
- innage7
- tagine7
- benni7
- bang7
- bing7
- gibe7
- innate6
- nannie6
- tannin6
- agent6
- giant6
- tinge6
- abet6
- bait6
- bane6
- bani6
- bate6
- bean6
- beat6
- bent6
- beta6
- bine6
- bint6
- bite6
- nabe6
- bag6
- beg6
- big6
- gab6
- gib6
- anent5
- entia5
- inane5
- tenia5
- tinea5
- agin5
- gaen5
- gain5
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