BILIAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. BILIAN 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
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Depends on the listBILIAN · 6 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF
8points in Scrabble
11points in Words with Friends
6letters
1hook available
1 in 76,649odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BILIAN?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.5%
Our own measure of how useful BILIAN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BILIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
biliansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BILIAN scores
Scrabble b3i1l1i1a1n1 8
Words with Friends b4i1l2i1a1n2 11
Face value of the 6 tiles in BILIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
Words starting with BILIAN
1 longer words begin with BILIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in BILIAN
alibi7 biali7 binal7 blain7 blini7 bail6 bani6 blin6 anil4 ilia4 inia4 lain4 nail4 alb5 bal5 ban5 bin5 lab5 lib5 nab5 nib5 ail3 ain3 ani3 lin3 nai3 nil3 ab4 ba4 bi4 ib4 ai2 al2 an2 in2 la2 li2 na2
Common questions about BILIAN
- Is BILIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BILIAN is not in it.
- How many points is BILIAN worth?
- BILIAN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BILIAN?
- BILIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BILIAN:
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