BANKSMAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANKSMAN 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.
b3a1n1k5s1m3a1n1
Depends on the listBANKSMAN · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BANKSMAN?
| 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: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.87%
Our own measure of how useful BANKSMAN is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANKSMAN
No single letter turns BANKSMAN into another word.
How BANKSMAN scores
Scrabble b3a1n1k5s1m3a1n1 16
Words with Friends b4a1n2k5s1m4a1n2 20
Face value of the 8 tiles in BANKSMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANKSMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BANKSMAN
kanbans13 banaks12 kanban12 ambans10 mannas8 abask11 banak11 banks11 kamas11 nabks11 smaak11 amban9 kanas9 samba9 banns7 basan7 manas7 manna7 naams7 saman7 annas5 naans5 nanas5 bank10 bask10 kabs10 kama10 maks10 mask10 nabk10 akas8 bams8 kaas8 kana8 kans8 sank8 abas6 amas6 baas6 bans6
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Common questions about BANKSMAN
- Is BANKSMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BANKSMAN is not in it.
- How many points is BANKSMAN worth?
- BANKSMAN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANKSMAN?
- No single letter can be added to BANKSMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BANKSMAN:
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