BANSELAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANSELAS 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 not accept it either.
b3a1n1s1e1l1a1s1
Depends on the listBANSELAS · 8 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
10points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BANSELAS?
| 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: 37 / 100
37WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.25
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6.25%
Our own measure of how useful BANSELAS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANSELAS
No single letter turns BANSELAS into another word.
How BANSELAS scores
Scrabble b3a1n1s1e1l1a1s1 10
Words with Friends b4a1n2s1e1l2a1s1 13
Face value of the 8 tiles in BANSELAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANSELAS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BANSELAS
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Common questions about BANSELAS
- Is BANSELAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BANSELAS is not in it.
- How many points is BANSELAS worth?
- BANSELAS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANSELAS?
- No single letter can be added to BANSELAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BANSELAS:
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