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Bans

b 3a 1n 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 4 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of ban

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does bans mean?

noun

  1. a decree that prohibits something

    Synonymsprohibitionproscription

  2. 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova

  3. 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania

  4. an official prohibition or edict against something

    Synonymsbanningforbiddanceforbidding

  5. a bachelor's degree in nursing

    Synonymsbachelor of arts in nursing

verb

  1. forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)

    Synonymscensor

  2. prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure

    “Smoking is banned in this building”

  3. ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

    Synonymsbanish

  4. expel from a community or group

    Synonymsbanishostracizeostraciseshuncast out

Definitions shown for ban, the base form of bans.

Is BANS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BANS worth?

Scrabble

6 pts
b 3a 1n 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
b 4a 1n 2s 1

Wordfeud

7 pts
b 4a 1n 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
b 4a 1n 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BANS

Anagrams 2

nabssnab

Words that end like BANS

Common words that share the ending -ANS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

vansplanscansfansmansscanspanstansclansspansswanshumansorganspaganspecanssedansunmansorphanssloganssultanssuntanstartanstoucansartisans
All words ending in -ANS

Bans: quick answers

Is BANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BANS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 6 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BANS worth?
BANS scores 6 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does bans mean?
bans is the plural and third-person singular form of ban, which means “a decree that prohibits something”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BANS?
You can make 12 shorter words from BANS, such as ABS, BAN, BAS, NAB. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of BANS?
BANS rearranges into NABS, SNAB.