Benjamins - Opening replies
A Benjamin is a three-letter extension to the front or back of a five-letter word.
Adding three letters to the beginning of the word will then enable you to reach a triple-word square, earning you mega points
especially when the five letter word includes high scoring tiles like J, Q, X or Z
For example, your opponent opens with JUDGE and is very pleased because the J was on the double letter square and the word was doubled giving them a magnificent score of 44. But the smile on their face disappears when you tack MIS on the front to make MISJUDGE for 57 points.
Here are some useful Benjamins.
Front extensions
J
CARJACKS MANJACKS SKYJACKS GOUJEERS OUTJESTS CONJOINS DISJOINS
MISJOINS SUBJOINS CONJOINT DISJOINT BANJOIST FRIJOLES MAHJONGS
MARJORAM POPJOYED FORJUDGE MISJUDGE PREJUDGE CONJUGAL LOGJUICE
VERJUICE OUTJUMPS CONJUNTO CONJURES PERJURES CONJUROR NONJUROR
Q
SEAQUAKE ALIQUANT MUSQUASH ADEQUATE COEQUATE TORQUATE CUMQUATS
KUMQUATS COTQUEAN CONQUEST OPAQUEST UNIQUEST LACQUEYS DISQUIET
BEDQUILT BASQUINE MESQUINE REEQUIPS VERQUIRE MESQUITE MEZQUITE
MESQUITS MEZQUITS NONQUOTA MISQUOTE OUTQUOTE
Z
ALIZARIS BENZINES DIAZINES FANZINES OXAZINES RHIZINES WEBZINES
BOOZINGS BUZZINGS CRAZINGS FIZZINGS GLAZINGS GLOZINGS GRAZINGS
RAZZINGS SEIZINGS EPIZOISM SUBZONAL TRIZONAL BLAZONED BLAZONER
HIZZONER CALZONES CANZONES ECOZONES ENDZONES SUBZONES TRIZONES
WARZONES GADZOOKS MADZOONS MATZOONS EPIZOOTY ISOZYMES ISOZYMIC
Back extensions
Q
TRANQUIL
X
ADMIXING AFFIXERS AFFIXIAL AFFIXING ANNEXING ANNEXION ANNEXURE
BEAUXITE BEMIXING BOLIXING DESEXING DETOXIFY DETOXING DEWAXING
EMBOXING ENFIXING FEDEXING GALAXIES IMMIXING INDEXERS INDEXING
INFIXING INFIXION MALAXAGE MALAXATE MALAXING PYREXIAL PYREXIAS
REFIXING RELAXANT RELAXERS RELAXING RELAXINS REMIXERS REMIXING
RETAXING RETOXING REWAXING TELEXING UNBOXING UNFIXING UNFIXITY
UNMIXING UNSEXIER UNSEXING UNSEXIST UNSEXUAL UNTAXING XEROXING
Z
BLITZERS BLITZING CHIZZING FRITZING FRIZZERS FRIZZIER FRIZZIES
FRIZZILY FRIZZING FRIZZLED FRIZZLER FRIZZLES GLITZIER GLITZILY
GLITZING KLUTZIER PLOTZING SCUZZBAG SCUZZIER SPAZZING SQUIZZES
SWIZZING SWIZZLED SWIZZLER SWIZZLES TOPAZINE WALTZERS WALTZING
WHIZZERS WHIZZIER WHIZZING
Front extensions
DISANNEX EPICALYX ANTHELIX BRAINBOX SUBINDEX OPOPANAX
EXAHERTZ