Is BENISON a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BENISON is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BENISON mean?
- noun
a spoken blessing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 9 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 BENISON
Single letters that turn BENISON into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of BENISON
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BENISON
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bonnies9
- bennis8
- bonnes8
- bonnie8
- benni7
- bines7
- bison7
- bones7
- bonne7
- ebons7
- bens6
- bine6
- bins6
- bios6
- bise6
- bone6
- ebon6
- nebs6
- nibs6
- nobs6
- obes6
- obis6
- snib6
- snob6
- eosin5
- neons5
- nines5
- noise5
- nones5
- nonis5
- ben5
- bes5
- bin5
- bio5
- bis5
- bos5
- neb5
- nib5
- nob5
- obe5
- obi5
- sib5
- sob5
- eons4
- inns4
- ions4
- neon4
- nine4
- noes4
- none4
- noni4
- nose4
- ones4
- sine4
- sone4
- be4
- bi4
- bo4
- ens3
- eon3
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