BINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. BINGS 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept BINGS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BINGS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BINGS
No single letter turns BINGS into another word.
How BINGS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
Words ending in BINGS
Showing 24 of 63 words that end in BINGS. Useful as a back hook: play BINGS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BINGS
Common questions about BINGS
- Is BINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BINGS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BINGS worth?
- BINGS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BINGS?
- No single letter can be added to BINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BINGS:
Open BINGS in the Word Finder