BANCS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 9 points
Yes for Scrabble. BANCS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
b3a1n1c3s1
PlayableBANCS · 5 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
9points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 87,138odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BANCS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.8
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.6%
Our own measure of how useful BANCS is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANCS
No single letter turns BANCS into another word.
How BANCS scores
Scrabble b3a1n1c3s1 9
Words with Friends b4a1n2c4s1 12
Face value of the 5 tiles in BANCS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
Words ending in BANCS
1 words end in BANCS. Useful as a back hook: play BANCS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BANCS
bacs8 banc8 cabs8 scab8 bans6 cans6 nabs6 scan6 snab6 bac7 cab7 abs5 ban5 bas5 can5 nab5 sab5 sac5 ans3 nas3 san3 ab4 ba4 an2 as2 na2
Common questions about BANCS
- Is BANCS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BANCS is not in it.
- How many points is BANCS worth?
- BANCS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANCS?
- No single letter can be added to BANCS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BANCS:
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