BANALISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANALISE 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.
Which word lists accept BANALISE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANALISE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANALISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BANALISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BANALISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANALISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BANALISE
2 longer words begin with BANALISE.
Shorter words from the letters in BANALISE
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Common questions about BANALISE
- Is BANALISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BANALISE is not in it.
- How many points is BANALISE worth?
- BANALISE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANALISE?
- BANALISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BANALISE:
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