01 Word definition

banyan

6 letters · 2 vowels · 4 consonants

Is BANYAN a word?

Yes. BANYAN is a 6-letter noun. East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell BANYAN?

B-A-N-Y-A-N

BANYAN contains 6 letters, begins with B, and ends with N.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks

2noun

  1. a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India

Synonyms
banyan treebanianbanian treeIndian banyanEast Indian fig treeFicus bengalensis
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score11points
Words With Friends13points
Word length6letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is BANYAN spelled?

B1A2N3Y4A5N6
Starts withBANFirst 3 letters
Ends withYANLast 3 letters
Unique letters4Repeats A, N
Vowel balance2 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About BANYAN.

How do you spell BANYAN?

BANYAN is spelled B-A-N-Y-A-N. It contains 6 letters.