PANSTICKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. PANSTICKS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3a1n1s1t1i1c3k5s1
Depends on the listPANSTICKS · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PANSTICKS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.78%
Our own measure of how useful PANSTICKS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PANSTICKS
No single letter turns PANSTICKS into another word.
How PANSTICKS scores
Scrabble p3a1n1s1t1i1c3k5s1 17
Words with Friends p4a1n2s1t1i1c4k5s1 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in PANSTICKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PANSTICKS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PANSTICKS
panstick16 catskins14 aspicks15 panicks15 anticks13 catkins13 catskin13 panisks13 catnips11 paniscs11 spastic11 pissant9 ptisans9 aspick14 panick14 antick12 catkin12 panisk12 saicks12 snacks12 snicks12 spanks12 spinks12 stacks12 stanck12 sticks12 aspics10 catnip10 kisans10 panics10 panisc10 saktis10 spicas10 stanks10 stinks10 takins10 actins8 antics8 nastic8 paints8
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Common questions about PANSTICKS
- Is PANSTICKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PANSTICKS is not in it.
- How many points is PANSTICKS worth?
- PANSTICKS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PANSTICKS?
- No single letter can be added to PANSTICKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PANSTICKS:
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