BANEFULNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANEFULNESS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BANEFULNESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANEFULNESS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANEFULNESS
No single letter turns BANEFULNESS into another word.
How BANEFULNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BANEFULNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANEFULNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BANEFULNESS
1 longer words begin with BANEFULNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in BANEFULNESS
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Common questions about BANEFULNESS
- Is BANEFULNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BANEFULNESS is not in it.
- How many points is BANEFULNESS worth?
- BANEFULNESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANEFULNESS?
- No single letter can be added to BANEFULNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BANEFULNESS:
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