BANAKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANAKS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1n1a1k5s1
Depends on the listBANAKS · 6 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 689,845odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BANAKS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.17%
Our own measure of how useful BANAKS is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANAKS
No single letter turns BANAKS into another word.
How BANAKS scores
Scrabble b3a1n1a1k5s1 12
Words with Friends b4a1n2a1k5s1 14
Face value of the 6 tiles in BANAKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
Shorter words from the letters in BANAKS
abask11 banak11 banks11 nabks11 kanas9 basan7 bank10 bask10 kabs10 nabk10 akas8 kaas8 kana8 kans8 sank8 abas6 baas6 bans6 nabs6 snab6 anas4 ansa4 kab9 aka7 aks7 ask7 kas7 ska7 aba5 abs5 baa5 ban5 bas5 nab5 sab5 aas3 ana3 ans3 nas3 san3
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Common questions about BANAKS
- Is BANAKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BANAKS is not in it.
- How many points is BANAKS worth?
- BANAKS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANAKS?
- No single letter can be added to BANAKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BANAKS:
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