BANKSIA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BANKSIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BANKSIA?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANKSIA is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANKSIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
banksiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BANKSIA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BANKSIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does BANKSIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australian
An evergreen Australian shrub or tree with leathery leaves and dense bottlebrush-like flower spikes.
The genus was named after the botanist Joseph Banks, who collected plants on Cook voyage. A banksia flower spike matures into a woody cone with seed pods. Many species rely on bushfire to open those cones and release the seeds.
How BANKSIA is used
Used in gardening and Australian natural history, where a banksia is valued for its flowers and for nectar-feeding birds.
- A banksia in full flower attracted honeyeaters all morning.
- The garden had a tall banksia beside the fence.
- Dried banksia cones make odd and lasting decorations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BANKSIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BANKSIA
1 longer words begin with BANKSIA.
Shorter words from the letters in BANKSIA
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Common questions about BANKSIA
- Is BANKSIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANKSIA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANKSIA worth?
- BANKSIA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BANKSIA mean?
- An evergreen Australian shrub or tree with leathery leaves and dense bottlebrush-like flower spikes.
- What letters can be added to BANKSIA?
- BANKSIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BANKSIA:
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