BANKSIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BANKSIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BANKSIDE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANKSIDE is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANKSIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
banksidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BANKSIDE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BANKSIDE, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANKSIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BANKSIDE
- All 8 letters of BANKSIDE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BANKSIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The ground along the edge of a river, or the slope of its bank.
Bankside suggests the grassy strip where land meets water, a place for anglers, walkers and nesting birds. It reads a little more pastoral than the plain word riverbank.
How BANKSIDE is used
Used in descriptions of rivers, fishing spots and walking paths.
- They picnicked on the bankside in the shade.
- Willows grew thick along the bankside.
- The bankside path was muddy after the rain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BANKSIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BANKSIDE
1 longer words begin with BANKSIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in BANKSIDE
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Common questions about BANKSIDE
- Is BANKSIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANKSIDE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANKSIDE worth?
- BANKSIDE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BANKSIDE mean?
- The ground along the edge of a river, or the slope of its bank.
- What letters can be added to BANKSIDE?
- BANKSIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BANKSIDE:
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