Bingo (Scrabble) bingo: blank tiles are kept, poor letter combinations such as BVW, LLNNN, or IIIUU are broken up, and flexible letter combinations such as AEINST (a six-letter "stem" that anagrams with 24 letters — all but Q and Y — to form nearly 70 bingos) are aimed for until a bingo is formed. This strategy is often at direct odds with that of placing high-value letters on premium squares. A common misconception is that the 50-point bonus received for using all seven tiles is multiplied if a double word score (DWS) or triple word score (TWS) is used. This is not
Scrabble letter distributions a "Y" it is worth 10 points, if a blank is used as a "Z" it is worth 15 points, and if a blank is used as a "K" it is worth 20 points. Each of those letters are so high in points, because they are used only in borrowed words. The score of 20 for a "K" is the highest known point value for any letter in any Scrabble score distribution worldwide. "Y" is absent in all sets except the paleographic extension of the first set because it is rare in Latin. "K" and "Z" are also absent in