Is BAYYAN valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BAYYAN is not in it.

How many points is BAYYAN worth?

BAYYAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to BAYYAN?

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

BAYYAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points

It depends on the list you play by. BAYYAN 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

b3a1y4y4a1n1

Depends on the listBAYYAN · 6 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF

14points in Scrabble

14points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 2,759 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept BAYYAN?

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: 36 / 100

36WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.33

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful BAYYAN is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BAYYAN

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

bayyans15

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

How BAYYAN scores

Scrabble b3a1y4y4a1n1 14

Words with Friends b4a1y3y3a1n2 14

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

Tiles you need

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

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.

Words starting with BAYYAN

bayyans15

1 longer words begin with BAYYAN.

Shorter words from the letters in BAYYAN

banya10 baya9 yaba9 yay9 aby8 bay8 any6 nay6 aba5 baa5 ban5 nab5 ana3 by7 ay5 ny5 ya5 ab4 ba4 aa2 an2 na2

Common questions about BAYYAN

Is BAYYAN valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BAYYAN is not in it.
How many points is BAYYAN worth?: BAYYAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BAYYAN?: BAYYAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

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

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