BANDAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BANDAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BANDAGE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANDAGE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANDAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BANDAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BANDAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does BANDAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A strip of soft material wrapped around an injured part of the body to protect it or hold a dressing in place.
A bandage keeps a wound clean and can press on it to slow bleeding. It differs from a plaster in that it is wound round the limb rather than stuck on with its own glue.
How BANDAGE is used
Bandage is also a verb meaning to wrap an injury, but the noun names the cloth itself.
- The nurse wrapped a bandage around his wrist.
- Change the bandage every day until the cut heals.
- A tight bandage can slow the blood flow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BANDAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BANDAGE
4 longer words begin with BANDAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in BANDAGE
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Common questions about BANDAGE
- Is BANDAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANDAGE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANDAGE worth?
- BANDAGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BANDAGE mean?
- A strip of soft material wrapped around an injured part of the body to protect it or hold a dressing in place.
- What letters can be added to BANDAGE?
- BANDAGE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BANDAGE:
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