Is BENTONITES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BENTONITES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BENTONITES mean?
Bentonites is a form of BENTONITE.
- noun
an absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (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 BENTONITES
BENTONITES 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 BENTONITES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bentonite11
- betonies10
- bonniest10
- ebonites10
- benison9
- bennets9
- bennies9
- boneset9
- boniest9
- bonnets9
- bonnies9
- botnets9
- ebonies9
- ebonise9
- ebonite9
- noisette8
- sentient8
- teosinte8
- tinstone8
- tontines8
- bennes8
- bennet8
- bennis8
- bentos8
- bestie8
- betise8
- betons8
- bionts8
- bitten8
- boites8
- bonnes8
- bonnet8
- bonnie8
- botnet8
- obtest8
- sobeit8
- tobies8
- intense7
- intents7
- intones7
- tennesi7
- tennies7
- tennist7
- tension7
- toniest7
- tontine7
- beets7
- benes7
- benne7
- benni7
- bento7
- bents7
- beset7
- besot7
- beton7
- bines7
- bints7
- biont7
- bison7
- bites7
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