BANDBRAKE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANDBRAKE 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BANDBRAKE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANDBRAKE is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANDBRAKE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bandbrakesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BANDBRAKE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BANDBRAKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANDBRAKE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BANDBRAKE
1 longer words begin with BANDBRAKE.
Shorter words from the letters in BANDBRAKE
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Common questions about BANDBRAKE
- Is BANDBRAKE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BANDBRAKE is not in it.
- How many points is BANDBRAKE worth?
- BANDBRAKE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANDBRAKE?
- BANDBRAKE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BANDBRAKE:
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