ALABANDINE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALABANDINE 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ALABANDINE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALABANDINE is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALABANDINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alabandinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALABANDINE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ALABANDINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALABANDINE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ALABANDINE
1 longer words begin with ALABANDINE.
Shorter words from the letters in ALABANDINE
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Common questions about ALABANDINE
- Is ALABANDINE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALABANDINE is not in it.
- How many points is ALABANDINE worth?
- ALABANDINE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALABANDINE?
- ALABANDINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ALABANDINE:
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