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Is banner a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word banner is a Scrabble US word. The word banner is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is banner a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word banner is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

B3A1N1N1E1R1

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Yes. The word banner is a Words With Friends word. The word banner is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

BANNER,

5-letter words (1 found)

BRANE,

4-letter words (15 found)

ABER,BANE,BARE,BARN,BEAN,BEAR,BRAE,BRAN,BREN,EARN,NABE,NANE,NARE,NEAR,REAN,

3-letter words (20 found)

ANE,ANN,ARB,ARE,BAE,BAN,BAR,BEN,BRA,EAN,EAR,ERA,ERN,NAB,NAE,NAN,NEB,RAN,REB,REN,

2-letter words (12 found)

AB,AE,AN,AR,BA,BE,EA,EN,ER,NA,NE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 50 words from banner according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of banner

banner

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbænə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbænɚ/
  • (Southern England, Australia) IPA(key): (etymology 1) /ˈbænə/, (etymology 2) /ˈbæːnə/
  • Rhymes: -ænə(ɹ)
  • Homophone: banter (some North American dialects)

Etymology 1

From Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin. More at band.

Noun

banner (plural banners)

  1. A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
  2. (by extension) The military unit under such a flag or standard.
  3. (by extension) A military or administrative subdivision.
  4. Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.
  5. A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.
  6. (by extension, figurative) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
  7. (journalism) The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.
  8. (Internet, television) A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.
    Coordinate terms: interstitial, popup
  9. (heraldry) The principal standard of a knight.
  10. A type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia and Tuva, made during the Qing dynasty; at that time, Outer Mongolia and part of Xinjiang were also divided into banners.
    Hanggin Rear Banner, Bayannur, Inner Mongolia, China
Derived terms
Translations

Adjective

banner (not comparable)

  1. Exceptional; very good.
Translations

Verb

banner (third-person singular simple present banners, present participle bannering, simple past and past participle bannered)

  1. (transitive) To adorn with a banner.
  2. (transitive, journalism) To display as a banner headline.

Etymology 2

ban +‎ -er

Noun

banner (plural banners)

  1. One who bans something.

References

  • The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [5]

Anagrams

  • Brenna

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English banner.

Pronunciation

  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.nər/
  • Hyphenation: ban‧ner
  • (Netherlands) Rhymes: -ɛnər

Noun

banner m (plural banners, diminutive bannertje n)

  1. banner (web advertisement)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French bannière.

Noun

banner n (definite singular banneret, indefinite plural banner or bannere, definite plural bannera or bannerne)

  1. a banner (most senses)

References

  • “banner” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French bannière.

Noun

banner n (definite singular banneret, indefinite plural banner, definite plural bannera)

  1. a banner (most senses)

References

  • “banner” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English banner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈba.nɛr/
  • Rhymes: -anɛr
  • Syllabification: ba‧nner

Noun

banner m inan

  1. (advertising, Internet) Alternative spelling of baner

Declension

Further reading

  • banner in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • banner in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

banner m (plural banners)

  1. (Internet) banner (advertisement in a web page)

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English banner.

Noun

banner n (plural bannere)

  1. banner (for advertising)

Declension

Scots

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbanər]

Noun

banner (plural banners)

  1. banner, flag

Synonyms

  • ensenyie

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English banner.

Noun

banner m (plural banners)

  1. banner

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English banner. Attested since 1996. Doublet of banderoll and baner.

Noun

banner c

  1. banner (type of advertisement on a web page taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content)

Declension

References

  • banner in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • banner in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Source: wiktionary.org