BANYAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANYAS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1n1y4a1s1
Depends on the listBANYAS · 6 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 344,923odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BANYAS?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.83
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.33%
Our own measure of how useful BANYAS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANYAS
No single letter turns BANYAS into another word.
How BANYAS scores
Scrabble b3a1n1y4a1s1 11
Words with Friends b4a1n2y3a1s1 12
Face value of the 6 tiles in BANYAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
Shorter words from the letters in BANYAS
banya10 yabas10 basan7 abys9 baya9 bays9 yaba9 nays7 nyas7 abas6 baas6 bans6 nabs6 snab6 anas4 ansa4 aby8 bay8 bys8 any6 ays6 nay6 nys6 say6 sny6 syn6 yas6 aba5 abs5 baa5 ban5 bas5 nab5 sab5 aas3 ana3 ans3 nas3 san3 by7
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Common questions about BANYAS
- Is BANYAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BANYAS is not in it.
- How many points is BANYAS worth?
- BANYAS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANYAS?
- No single letter can be added to BANYAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BANYAS:
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