BANDARIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANDARIS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1n1d2a1r1i1s1
Depends on the listBANDARIS · 8 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BANDARIS?
| 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: 37 / 100
37WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.38
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6.12%
Our own measure of how useful BANDARIS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANDARIS
No single letter turns BANDARIS into another word.
How BANDARIS scores
Scrabble b3a1n1d2a1r1i1s1 11
Words with Friends b4a1n2d2a1r1i1s1 13
Face value of the 8 tiles in BANDARIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANDARIS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BANDARIS
abraids10 baidars10 bandari10 bandars10 indabas10 ribands10 sandbar10 arabins9 radians8 abands9 abraid9 baidar9 bandar9 bandas9 braids9 brands9 disbar9 indaba9 riband9 abrins8 arabin8 arabis8 bairns8 banias8 braais8 brains8 dinars7 drains7 nadirs7 naiads7 nasard7 radian7 ranids7 nairas6 aband8 banda8 bands8 bards8 binds8 birds8
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Common questions about BANDARIS
- Is BANDARIS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BANDARIS is not in it.
- How many points is BANDARIS worth?
- BANDARIS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANDARIS?
- No single letter can be added to BANDARIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BANDARIS:
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