Is WABAIN valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WABAIN is not in it.

How many points is WABAIN worth?

WABAIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to WABAIN?

WABAIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

WABAIN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points

It depends on the list you play by. WABAIN 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

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Depends on the listWABAIN · 6 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF

11points in Scrabble

13points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 153,299odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept WABAIN?

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: 35 / 100

35WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.83

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.17%

Our own measure of how useful WABAIN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for WABAIN

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

wabains12

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How WABAIN scores

Scrabble w4a1b3a1i1n1 11

Words with Friends w4a1b4a1i1n2 13

Face value of the 6 tiles in WABAIN, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
w	1	2
a	2	9
b	1	2
i	1	9
n	1	6

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.

Words starting with WABAIN

wabains12

1 longer words begin with WABAIN.

Shorter words from the letters in WABAIN

bwana10 nawab10 bania7 bawn9 wabi9 wain7 bani6 wab8 awa6 awn6 naw6 wai6 wan6 win6 aba5 baa5 ban5 bin5 nab5 nib5 aia3 ain3 ana3 ani3 nai3 aw5 ab4 ba4 bi4 ib4 aa2 ai2 an2 in2 na2

Common questions about WABAIN

Is WABAIN valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WABAIN is not in it.
How many points is WABAIN worth?: WABAIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to WABAIN?: WABAIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WABAIN:

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