Is BANZAI valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANZAI, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is BANZAI worth?

BANZAI is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to BANZAI?

BANZAI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

BANZAI is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points

Yes. BANZAI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.

b3a1n1z10a1i1

PlayableBANZAI · 6 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF

17points in Scrabble

19points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 306,598odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept BANZAI?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 43 / 100

43WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.83

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful BANZAI is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BANZAI

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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

How BANZAI scores

Scrabble b3a1n1z10a1i1 17

Words with Friends b4a1n2z10a1i1 19

Face value of the 6 tiles in BANZAI, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
b	1	2
a	2	9
n	1	6
z	1	1
i	1	9

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.

Words starting with BANZAI

banzais18

1 longer words begin with BANZAI.

Shorter words from the letters in BANZAI

baiza16 bania7 baza15 azan13 nazi13 bani6 biz14 zin12 aba5 baa5 ban5 bin5 nab5 nib5 aia3 ain3 ana3 ani3 nai3 za11 ab4 ba4 bi4 ib4 aa2 ai2 an2 in2 na2

Common questions about BANZAI

Is BANZAI valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANZAI, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BANZAI worth?: BANZAI is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BANZAI?: BANZAI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BANZAI:

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