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Is bento a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bento is a Scrabble US word. The word bento is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is bento a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bento is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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Yes. The word bento is a Words With Friends word. The word bento is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

BENTO,BETON,

4-letter words (7 found)

BENT,BOET,BONE,BOTE,EBON,NOTE,TONE,

3-letter words (14 found)

BEN,BET,BON,BOT,EON,NEB,NET,NOB,NOT,OBE,ONE,TEN,TOE,TON,

2-letter words (11 found)

BE,BO,EN,ET,NE,NO,OB,OE,ON,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 35 words from bento according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of bento

bento ebnto bneto nbeto enbto nebto betno ebtno bteno tbeno etbno tebno bnteo nbteo btneo tbneo ntbeo tnbeo entbo netbo etnbo tenbo ntebo tnebo benot ebnot bneot nbeot enbot nebot beont ebont boent obent eobnt oebnt bnoet nboet bonet obnet nobet onbet enobt neobt eonbt oenbt noebt onebt beton ebton bteon tbeon etbon tebon beotn ebotn boetn obetn eobtn oebtn btoen tboen boten obten toben otben etobn teobn eotbn oetbn toebn otebn bntoe nbtoe btnoe tbnoe ntboe tnboe bnote nbote bonte obnte nobte onbte btone tbone botne obtne tobne otbne ntobe tnobe notbe ontbe tonbe otnbe entob netob etnob tenob nteob tneob enotb neotb eontb oentb noetb onetb etonb teonb eotnb oetnb toenb otenb ntoeb tnoeb noteb onteb toneb otneb

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Definitions and meaning of bento

bento

Alternative forms

  • bentō

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 弁(べん)当(とう) (bentō).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɛntoʊ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛntəʊ

Noun

bento (plural bento or bentos)

  1. A Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box, often with the food arranged into an elaborate design.
  2. (graphical user interface) A menu icon of nine squares in a grid.
    Coordinate terms: meatball, kebab, hamburger

Derived terms

  • bento box

Translations

Anagrams

  • Bonet, T-bone, t-bone

Esperanto

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βένθος (bénthos, “the depths”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbento]
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Hyphenation: ben‧to

Noun

bento (accusative singular benton, plural bentoj, accusative plural bentojn)

  1. benthos (The flora and fauna at the bottom of the ocean or other body of water.)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Japanese 弁当(べんとう) (bentō), from Mandarin 便當／便当 (biàndang, “convenient”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛn.to]
  • Hyphenation: bén‧to

Noun

bénto (first-person possessive bentoku, second-person possessive bentomu, third-person possessive bentonya)

  1. bento, a Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box, often with the food arranged into an elaborate design.
    Hypernym: bekal

Further reading

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

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin ventus.

Noun

bento m

  1. wind

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Homophones: Bento, vento (Porto)
  • Rhymes: -ẽtu
  • Hyphenation: ben‧to

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese beento, bẽeyto, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin benedictus, perfect passive participle of Latin benedīcō (“to speak well (of)”). Doublet of bendito, a semi-learned borrowing, and Benedito.

Adjective

bento (feminine benta, masculine plural bentos, feminine plural bentas)

  1. holy, sacred
    água benta ― holy water
Related terms
  • bênção
  • benzer

Etymology 2

From the name of the founder, Saint Benedict of Nursia (Portuguese: São Bento). Compare Spanish benito.

Noun

bento m (plural bentos)

  1. Benedictine monk

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 弁(べん)当(とう) (bentō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbento/ [ˈbẽn̪.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: ben‧to

Noun

bento m (plural bentos)

  1. bento

Source: wiktionary.org