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