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BANKSTER is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points

It depends on the list you play by. BANKSTER 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

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Depends on the listBANKSTER · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept BANKSTER?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 43 / 100

43WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.75
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
5.75%

Our own measure of how useful BANKSTER is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BANKSTER

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

banksters15

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BANKSTER scores

Scrabble b3a1n1k5s1t1e1r1 14
Words with Friends b4a1n2k5s1t1e1r1 16

Face value of the 8 tiles in BANKSTER, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b12
a19
n16
k11
s14
t16
e112
r16

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANKSTER has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about BANKSTER

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with BANKSTER

banksters15

1 longer words begin with BANKSTER.

Shorter words from the letters in BANKSTER

bankers13 bankets13 barkens13 rankest11 starken11 tankers11 banters9 barnets9 bakers12 banker12 banket12 barken12 basket12 brakes12 branks12 breaks12 kebars12 ankers10 nakers10 nerkas10 rankes10 skater10 staker10 strake10 streak10 takers10 tanker10 tasker10 tranks10 absent8 banter8 barest8 barnet8 basnet8 baster8 bestar8 branes8 brants8 breast8 brents8

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Common questions about BANKSTER

Is BANKSTER valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANKSTER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BANKSTER worth?
BANKSTER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BANKSTER?
BANKSTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BANKSTER:

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