BANDEAU is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BANDEAU 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 BANDEAU?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANDEAU is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANDEAU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BANDEAU scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BANDEAU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What stands out about BANDEAU
- BANDEAU runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BANDEAU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A narrow band worn around the head to hold the hair, or a strapless top made from a band of fabric.
A bandeau borrowed its name from French and first meant a simple ribbon across the brow. Today it is just as likely to be a swimsuit top, where the band wraps around the chest without straps.
How BANDEAU is used
Bandeau is used in fashion writing for both the hair accessory and the strapless garment, with the plural "bandeaux" or "bandeaus".
- She tied back her curls with a silk bandeau.
- A white bandeau and a long skirt completed the beach outfit.
- The portrait shows a woman with a jewelled bandeau across her forehead.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BANDEAU and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BANDEAU
2 longer words begin with BANDEAU.
Shorter words from the letters in BANDEAU
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Common questions about BANDEAU
- Is BANDEAU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANDEAU, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANDEAU worth?
- BANDEAU is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BANDEAU mean?
- A narrow band worn around the head to hold the hair, or a strapless top made from a band of fabric.
- What letters can be added to BANDEAU?
- BANDEAU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BANDEAU:
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