ABANDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. ABANDS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ABANDS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABANDS is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABANDS
No single letter turns ABANDS into another word.
How ABANDS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ABANDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
Anagrams of ABANDS
The 6 tiles of ABANDS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ABANDS
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Common questions about ABANDS
- Is ABANDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ABANDS is not in it.
- How many points is ABANDS worth?
- ABANDS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ABANDS?
- No single letter can be added to ABANDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ABANDS:
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