BIAS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BIAS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIAS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIAS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIAS
Front hooks — 1
obiasBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BIAS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BIAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does BIAS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tendency to favour or oppose a particular person, group or idea unfairly, without a balanced view of the evidence.
Bias can be conscious, as when a judge is expected to have none, or unconscious, as when a person notices information that supports what they already believe more readily than information that contradicts it. The word also has an older, more literal sense in sewing and bowls, describing a diagonal line across fabric or a weighted curve in the path of a ball.
How BIAS is used
Very common in discussions of fairness, media, statistics and decision-making.
- The editor was accused of bias in choosing which stories to cover.
- Researchers tried to remove bias from the survey questions.
- His bias towards his old university was obvious in the interview.
- The fabric was cut on the bias for a better drape.
- A good judge sets personal bias aside when weighing evidence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIAS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BIAS
The 4 tiles of BIAS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BIAS
11 longer words begin with BIAS.
Words ending in BIAS
Showing 24 of 108 words that end in BIAS. Useful as a back hook: play BIAS onto a word already on the board.
Words with BIAS inside
Showing 24 of 26 words that contain BIAS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BIAS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BIAS
Common questions about BIAS
- Is BIAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIAS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIAS worth?
- BIAS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIAS mean?
- A tendency to favour or oppose a particular person, group or idea unfairly, without a balanced view of the evidence.
- What letters can be added to BIAS?
- BIAS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BIAS:
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