BANDANA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BANDANA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BANDANA?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANDANA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANDANA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bandanasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BANDANA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BANDANA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,588 thousand.
What does BANDANA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large coloured square of cloth, usually patterned, worn tied round the head or neck.
A bandana keeps hair or sweat out of the eyes, shields the neck from sun and can be pulled over the nose against dust. Its bright printed pattern, often paisley, makes it a familiar part of cowboy, biker and gardening outfits.
How BANDANA is used
Bandana is an ordinary everyday word for the item of clothing and the spelling with one n is the standard form.
- He knotted a red bandana round his forehead.
- The rider pulled her bandana up over her nose against the dust.
- A blue bandana hung from the back pocket of his jeans.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BANDANA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BANDANA
1 longer words begin with BANDANA.
Shorter words from the letters in BANDANA
Common questions about BANDANA
- Is BANDANA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANDANA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANDANA worth?
- BANDANA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BANDANA mean?
- A large coloured square of cloth, usually patterned, worn tied round the head or neck.
- What letters can be added to BANDANA?
- BANDANA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BANDANA:
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