CANBANKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. CANBANKS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CANBANKS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANBANKS is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANBANKS
No single letter turns CANBANKS into another word.
How CANBANKS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CANBANKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANBANKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CANBANKS mean in Scrabble?
CANBANKS is the plural of CANBANK.
Shorter words from the letters in CANBANKS
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Common questions about CANBANKS
- Is CANBANKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CANBANKS is not in it.
- How many points is CANBANKS worth?
- CANBANKS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CANBANKS?
- No single letter can be added to CANBANKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CANBANKS:
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