BANLIEUE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANLIEUE 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 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BANLIEUE?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANLIEUE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANLIEUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
banlieuesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BANLIEUE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BANLIEUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANLIEUE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BANLIEUE
- BANLIEUE runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with BANLIEUE
1 longer words begin with BANLIEUE.
Shorter words from the letters in BANLIEUE
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Common questions about BANLIEUE
- Is BANLIEUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANLIEUE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANLIEUE worth?
- BANLIEUE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANLIEUE?
- BANLIEUE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BANLIEUE:
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