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.
Which word lists accept BANKS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
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
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.
What does BANKS mean in Scrabble?
BANKS is a form of BANK (its plural or a verb form).
BANK(noun) — A financial institution; also, the side of a river.
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
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
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:
Open BANKS in the Word Finder