BIENSEANCE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. BIENSEANCE 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.
Which word lists accept BIENSEANCE?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful BIENSEANCE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIENSEANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bienseancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIENSEANCE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BIENSEANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIENSEANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BIENSEANCE
1 longer words begin with BIENSEANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in BIENSEANCE
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Common questions about BIENSEANCE
- Is BIENSEANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BIENSEANCE is not in it.
- How many points is BIENSEANCE worth?
- BIENSEANCE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BIENSEANCE?
- BIENSEANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BIENSEANCE:
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