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Is banzai a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word banzai is a Scrabble US word. The word banzai is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

B3A1N1Z10A1I1

Is banzai a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word banzai is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

B3A1N1Z10A1I1

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Yes. The word banzai is a Words With Friends word. The word banzai is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4A1N2Z10A1I1

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6-letter words (1 found)

BANZAI,

5-letter words (2 found)

BAIZA,BANIA,

4-letter words (3 found)

AZAN,BANI,NAZI,

3-letter words (12 found)

ABA,AIA,AIN,ANA,ANI,BAA,BAN,BIN,BIZ,NAB,NIB,ZIN,

2-letter words (9 found)

AA,AB,AI,AN,BA,BI,IN,NA,ZA,

You can make 27 words from banzai according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of banzai

banzai

Etymology

From Japanese 万歳(ばんざい) (banzai, “long live..., huzzah, hurrah”), from Middle Chinese 萬歲 (mʉɐnH siuᴇiH), from Old Chinese 萬歲 (*mans s-qʷʰats, “10,000 years [of life]”, i.e. “immortality”), from 萬／万 (wàn, “10,000”) 歲／岁 (suì, “year (of age)”).

Compare Mandarin 萬歲／万岁 (wànsùi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑːnˈzaɪ/, /ˈbænˈzaɪ/
  • Hyphenation: ban‧zai

Adjective

banzai (comparative more banzai, superlative most banzai)

  1. Thrill-seeking; wild.

Derived terms

Interjection

banzai

  1. A cry or cheer of enthusiasm, or to celebrate victory.

Translations

Noun

banzai (plural banzais)

  1. A cry or cheer of "banzai", to express enthusiasm or celebrate victory.
  2. Clipping of banzai charge.

Verb

banzai (third-person singular simple present banzais, present participle banzaiing, simple past and past participle banzaied)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To carry out a banzai charge (against).

Anagrams

  • Abazin, Zabian, Zainab

Indonesian

Etymology

From Japanese 万歳 (banzai, “long live..., huzzah, hurrah”), from Middle Chinese 萬歲／万岁 (mjòn-sjwèi), from Old Chinese 萬歲／万岁 (*mans s-qʷʰats, “10,000 years [of life]”, i.e. “immortality”), from 萬／万 (wàn, “10,000”) 歲／岁 (suì, “year (of age)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ban.zai̯/
  • Hyphenation: ban‧zai
  • Rhymes: -anzai̯, -zai̯, -ai̯

Noun

banzai

  1. A cry or cheer of "banzai", to express enthusiasm or celebrate victory.

Further reading

  • “banzai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

banzai

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ばんざい

Source: wiktionary.org