BANALEST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANALEST 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1n1a1l1e1s1t1
Depends on the listBANALEST · 8 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
10points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BANALEST?
| 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: 37 / 100
37WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.25
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6.5%
Our own measure of how useful BANALEST is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANALEST
No single letter turns BANALEST into another word.
How BANALEST scores
Scrabble b3a1n1a1l1e1s1t1 10
Words with Friends b4a1n2a1l2e1s1t1 13
Face value of the 8 tiles in BANALEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANALEST has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BANALEST
ablates9 astable9 bansela9 sealant7 abates8 ablate8 ablest8 ablets8 absent8 basalt8 basant8 basnet8 bastle8 blaest8 blates8 bleats8 nablas8 stable8 tablas8 tables8 alants6 alates6 ansate6 aslant6 lanate6 latens6 santal6 abase7 abate7 abets7 ables7 ablet7 albas7 baals7 baels7 balas7 bales7 balsa7 banal7 banes7
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Common questions about BANALEST
- Is BANALEST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BANALEST is not in it.
- How many points is BANALEST worth?
- BANALEST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANALEST?
- No single letter can be added to BANALEST to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BANALEST:
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