FOODBANKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. FOODBANKS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept FOODBANKS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOODBANKS is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOODBANKS
No single letter turns FOODBANKS into another word.
How FOODBANKS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FOODBANKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FOODBANKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FOODBANKS mean in Scrabble?
FOODBANKS is the plural of FOODBANK.
Shorter words from the letters in FOODBANKS
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Common questions about FOODBANKS
- Is FOODBANKS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOODBANKS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOODBANKS worth?
- FOODBANKS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FOODBANKS?
- No single letter can be added to FOODBANKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FOODBANKS:
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