Is “Benched” a Scrabble word?
Yes
BENCHED
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Benched
/bɛntʃt/
verb
1.To remove a player from play.
“They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was injured.”
2.To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily.
3.To push a person backward against a conspirator behind them who is on their hands and knees, causing them to fall over.
Synonyms: sideline
verb
1.To lift by bench pressing
“I heard he can bench 150 pounds.”
verb
1.To recite the Birkat Hamazon.