BANKSMEN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANKSMEN 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.
b3a1n1k5s1m3e1n1
Depends on the listBANKSMEN · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BANKSMEN?
| 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: 41 / 100
41WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.25%
Our own measure of how useful BANKSMEN is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANKSMEN
No single letter turns BANKSMEN into another word.
How BANKSMEN scores
Scrabble b3a1n1k5s1m3e1n1 16
Words with Friends b4a1n2k5s1m4e1n2 20
Face value of the 8 tiles in BANKSMEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANKSMEN has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BANKSMEN
embanks15 embank14 manebs10 kembs13 baken11 bakes11 banks11 beaks11 ebank11 kames11 kasme11 makes11 nabks11 samek11 beams9 bemas9 kanes9 mabes9 maneb9 skean9 snake9 sneak9 amens7 banes7 banns7 basen7 beans7 manes7 manse7 means7 mensa7 nabes7 names7 nemas7 nemns7 samen7 senna5 kemb12 bake10 bank10
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Common questions about BANKSMEN
- Is BANKSMEN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BANKSMEN is not in it.
- How many points is BANKSMEN worth?
- BANKSMEN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANKSMEN?
- No single letter can be added to BANKSMEN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BANKSMEN:
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