BAVINS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BAVINS 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.
b3a1v4i1n1s1
Depends on the listBAVINS · 6 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 153,299odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BAVINS?
| 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 BAVINS 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 BAVINS
No single letter turns BAVINS into another word.
How BAVINS scores
Scrabble b3a1v4i1n1s1 11
Words with Friends b4a1v5i1n2s1 14
Face value of the 6 tiles in BAVINS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
Shorter words from the letters in BAVINS
bavin10 savin8 vinas8 basin7 nabis7 sabin7 vibs9 avis7 navs7 vain7 vans7 vias7 vina7 vins7 visa7 bani6 bans6 bias6 bins6 isba6 nabs6 nibs6 snab6 snib6 ains4 anis4 isna4 sain4 nav6 sav6 van6 vas6 via6 vin6 vis6 abs5 ban5 bas5 bin5 bis5
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Common questions about BAVINS
- Is BAVINS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BAVINS is not in it.
- How many points is BAVINS worth?
- BAVINS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BAVINS?
- No single letter can be added to BAVINS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BAVINS:
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