FANBASES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. FANBASES 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 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept FANBASES?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FANBASES is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FANBASES
No single letter turns FANBASES into another word.
How FANBASES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FANBASES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FANBASES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FANBASES mean in Scrabble?
FANBASES is the plural of FANBASE.
Shorter words from the letters in FANBASES
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Common questions about FANBASES
- Is FANBASES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FANBASES, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FANBASES worth?
- FANBASES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FANBASES?
- No single letter can be added to FANBASES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FANBASES:
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