BANKS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BANKS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
b3a1n1k5s1
PlayableBANKS · 5 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 174,277odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BANKS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.4%
Our own measure of how useful BANKS is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANKS
No single letter turns BANKS into another word.
How BANKS scores
Scrabble b3a1n1k5s1 11
Words with Friends b4a1n2k5s1 13
Face value of the 5 tiles in BANKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
Anagrams of BANKS
The 5 tiles of BANKS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BANKS
8 longer words begin with BANKS.
Words ending in BANKS
embanks15 biobanks16 canbanks16 cutbanks16 eyebanks17 mudbanks17 nonbanks14 seabanks14 autobanks15 claybanks20 cryobanks20 databanks16 foodbanks19 overbanks18 sandbanks16 snowbanks18 stopbanks17 cantabanks18 riverbanks19 superbanks18 mountebanks19
21 words end in BANKS. Useful as a back hook: play BANKS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BANKS
bank10 bask10 kabs10 nabk10 kans8 sank8 bans6 nabs6 snab6 kab9 aks7 ask7 kas7 ska7 abs5 ban5 bas5 nab5 sab5 ans3 nas3 san3 ka6 ab4 ba4 an2 as2 na2
Common questions about BANKS
- Is BANKS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANKS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANKS worth?
- BANKS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANKS?
- No single letter can be added to BANKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BANKS:
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