benton

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈbɛn.tən/

Definition of benton

24 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A small village in Bratton Fleming parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6536).
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name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A small village in Bratton Fleming parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6536).
  2. (countable, uncountable)A neighbourhood in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2768).
  3. (countable, uncountable)A local service district and designated place in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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  23. (countable, uncountable)A habitational surname from Old English.
  24. (countable, uncountable)A male given name transferred from the surname.

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Etymology

From either Old English bēan (“bean”) or *beonet (“bentgrass”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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