BANS — Scrabble Check: BANS

Valid: ✓ Yes Score: 6 pts 4 letters
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BANS scores 6 points (base, without multipliers).

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/bænz/
noun
1
Prohibition.
2
A public proclamation or edict; a summons by public proclamation. Chiefly, in early use, a summons to arms.
Bans is common and ordinary amongst the Feudists, and signifies a proclamation, or any public notice.
3
The gathering of the (French) king's vassals for war; the whole body of vassals so assembled, or liable to be summoned; originally, the same as arrière-ban: in the 16th c., French usage created a distinction between ban and arrière-ban, for which see the latter word.
France was at such a Pinch..that they call'd their Ban and Arriere Ban, the assembling whereof had been long discussed, and in a manner antiquated.
4
A curse or anathema.
verb
1
To summon; to call out.
2
To anathematize; to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon; to place under a ban.
3
To curse; to execrate.
4
To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.
Bare feet are banned in this establishment.
Synonyms
noun
1
A unit measuring information or entropy based on base-ten logarithms, rather than the base-two logarithms that define the bit.
Synonyms
noun
1
A title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.

📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ban

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is BANS allowed in Scrabble?
Yes, BANS is a legal Scrabble word.
How many points is BANS worth in Scrabble?
BANS is worth 6 base points in Scrabble before any board multipliers are applied.