BASAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. BASAN 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.
b3a1s1a1n1
Depends on the listBASAN · 5 letters · 7 pts Scrabble · 9 pts WWF
7points in Scrabble
9points in Words with Friends
5letters
2hooks available
1 in 43,569odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BASAN?
| 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: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.4
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful BASAN is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BASAN scores
Scrabble b3a1s1a1n1 7
Words with Friends b4a1s1a1n2 9
Face value of the 5 tiles in BASAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
Words starting with BASAN
5 longer words begin with BASAN.
Shorter words from the letters in BASAN
abas6 baas6 bans6 nabs6 snab6 anas4 ansa4 aba5 abs5 baa5 ban5 bas5 nab5 sab5 aas3 ana3 ans3 nas3 san3 ab4 ba4 aa2 an2 as2 na2
Common questions about BASAN
- Is BASAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BASAN is not in it.
- How many points is BASAN worth?
- BASAN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BASAN?
- BASAN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BASAN:
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