BENCHMARKS

10 letters, 23 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What BENCHMARKS Means

BENCHMARKS is a form of BENCHMARK, which means:

noun: a standard by which something can be measured or judged“his painting sets the benchmark of quality”
noun: a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BENCHMARKS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 23 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 E1 N1 C3 H4 M3 A1 R1 K5 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In BENCHMARKS

693 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (1)

8 letter words (7)

BECHARMS BRACKENS BRANCHES BRECHAMS BRECHANS CHAMBERS ENCHARMS

7 letter words (32)

6 letter words (101)

5 letter words (219)

ACERB ACERS ACHES ACKER ACMES ACNES ACRES AMBER AMENS ANKER ANKHS ASHEN ASKER BACHS BACKS BAKEN BAKER BAKES BANCS BANES BANKS BARES BARKS BARMS BARNS BASEN BASER BEACH BEAKS BEAMS BEANS BEARS BECKS BEKAH BEMAS BENCH BERKS BERMS BRACE BRACH BRACK BRAES BRAKE BRAKS BRAME BRANE BRANK BRANS BRASH BREAK BREAM BRENS CABER CABRE CAKES CAMES CANEH CANER CANES CARBS CARES CARKS CARNS CARSE CHAMS CHANK CHARE CHARK CHARM CHARS CHASE CHASM CHEKA CRABS CRAKE CRAME CRAMS CRANE CRANK CRANS CRASH CREAK CREAM CREMS CRENA EARNS EMACS EMBAR ENARM ESCAR ESKAR HACEK HACKS HAEMS HAKES HAMES HANCE HANKS HANSE HAREM HARES HARKS HARMS HARNS HEARS HECKS HERBS HERMA HERMS HERNS KAMES KANEH KANES KARNS KASME KBARS KEBAR KEMBS KENCH KERBS KERMA KERNS KESAR KHANS KNARS KRABS KRANS MABES MACER MACES MACHE MACHS MACKS MAKER MAKES MANEH MANES MANSE MARCH MARCS MARES MARKS MARSE MARSH MASER MEANS MECKS MENSA MENSH MERCH MERCS MERKS NABES NABKS NACHE NACRE NAKER NAMER NAMES NARCS NARES NARKS NEARS NECKS NEMAS NERKA NERKS RACES RACHE RACKS RAKES RAMEN RANCE RANCH RANKE RANKS REACH REAKS REAMS REANS RECKS REHAB REMAN RHEAS SABER SABRE SAHEB SAKER SAMEK SAMEN SANER SCARE SCENA SCRAB SCRAE SCRAM SCRAN SERAC SHACK SHAKE SHAME SHANK SHARE SHARK SHARN SHEAR SHMEK SKEAN SKEAR SKRAN SMACK SMEAR SMERK SNACK SNAKE SNARE SNARK SNEAK SNECK

4 letter words (208)

3 letter words (99)

ABS ACE ACH AHS AKE AME ANE ANS ARB ARC ARE ARK ARM ARS ASH ASK BAC BAH BAM BAN BAR BAS BEN BES BRA CAB CAM CAN CAR CHA CHE EAN EAR EAS ECH EHS EMS ENS ERA ERK ERM ERN ERS HAE HAM HAN HAS HEM HEN HER HES KAB KAE KAM KAS KEA KEB KEN MAC MAE MAK MAN MAR MAS MEH MEN MES MNA NAB NAE NAH NAM NAS NEB NEK RAH RAM RAN RAS REB REC REH REM REN RES SAB SAC SAE SAM SAN SAR SEA SEC SEN SER SHA SHE SKA SMA

2 letter words (26)

AB AE AH AM AN AR AS BA BE CH EA EH EM EN ER ES HA HE HM KA MA ME NA NE RE SH

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