What does BENCH mean?

Pronunciation
/bɛntʃ/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
14
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. a long seat for more than one person
  2. a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
  3. persons who administer justice
  4. a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic
  5. the reserve players on a team“our team has a strong bench”
  6. (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom

verb

  1. take out of a game; of players
  2. exhibit on a bench“bench the poodles at the dog show”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

benched15benches14benching16

Anagrams of BENCH

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside BENCH

8 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

ben5 hen6neb5be4 eh5en2 he5 ne2

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Questions

Is BENCH a valid word in word games?

BENCH is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is BENCH worth?

BENCH is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from BENCH?

8 other words, including BE, HE, BEN and EN.