BANTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANTS 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1n1t1s1
Depends on the listBANTS · 5 letters · 7 pts Scrabble · 9 pts WWF
7points in Scrabble
9points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 29,046odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BANTS?
| 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: 26 / 100
26WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.4
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.4%
Our own measure of how useful BANTS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANTS
No single letter turns BANTS into another word.
How BANTS scores
Scrabble b3a1n1t1s1 7
Words with Friends b4a1n2t1s1 9
Face value of the 5 tiles in BANTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
Words ending in BANTS
6 words end in BANTS. Useful as a back hook: play BANTS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BANTS
bans6 bant6 bast6 bats6 nabs6 snab6 stab6 tabs6 ants4 nats4 sant4 tans4 abs5 ban5 bas5 bat5 nab5 sab5 tab5 ans3 ant3 ats3 nas3 nat3 san3 sat3 tan3 tas3 ab4 ba4 an2 as2 at2 na2 st2 ta2
Common questions about BANTS
- Is BANTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BANTS is not in it.
- How many points is BANTS worth?
- BANTS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANTS?
- No single letter can be added to BANTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BANTS:
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