Bingo Words: LISTEN
EILNST
EILNST (LISTEN, SILENT, ENLIST, TINSEL, INLETS) is one of the most recognisable bingo stems in Scrabble. Five common English words share these letters – if you can spell any of them, you can spot this stem in your rack.
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Find plays with LISTEN →EILNST has five well-known anagram forms: LISTEN, SILENT, ENLIST, TINSEL, and INLETS. All five are valid in NWL23. LISTEN and SILENT are everyday words; ENLIST, TINSEL, and INLETS are all familiar to most English speakers. This makes EILNST one of the easiest stems to train – you almost certainly already know it.
LISTEN/EILNST generates 36 bingo words in NWL23. Because all five letters are worth only 1 point each (plus N at 1), holding this stem costs nothing in tile value. Whenever you draw tiles that complete EILNST, play defensively and wait for your bingo before exchanging.