BANAUSIAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANAUSIAN 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1n1a1u1s1i1a1n1
Depends on the listBANAUSIAN · 9 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BANAUSIAN?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.22
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.44%
Our own measure of how useful BANAUSIAN is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANAUSIAN
No single letter turns BANAUSIAN into another word.
How BANAUSIAN scores
Scrabble b3a1n1a1u1s1i1a1n1 11
Words with Friends b4a1n2a1u2s1i1a1n2 15
Face value of the 9 tiles in BANAUSIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANAUSIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BANAUSIAN
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Common questions about BANAUSIAN
- Is BANAUSIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BANAUSIAN is not in it.
- How many points is BANAUSIAN worth?
- BANAUSIAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANAUSIAN?
- No single letter can be added to BANAUSIAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BANAUSIAN:
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