BANDELETS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANDELETS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1n1d2e1l1e1t1s1
Depends on the listBANDELETS · 9 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BANDELETS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.56%
Our own measure of how useful BANDELETS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANDELETS
No single letter turns BANDELETS into another word.
How BANDELETS scores
Scrabble b3a1n1d2e1l1e1t1s1 12
Words with Friends b4a1n2d2e1l2e1t1s1 15
Face value of the 9 tiles in BANDELETS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANDELETS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BANDELETS
absented11 bandelet11 bendlets11 blandest11 sendable11 nestable10 baldest10 beadles10 beasted10 belated10 bendlet10 bestead10 blasted10 bleated10 blendes10 debates10 enabled10 stabled10 baleens9 belates9 enables9 tenable9 delates8 dentals8 dentels8 edental8 latened8 leadens8 nestled8 slanted8 standee8 stealed8 steaned8 elanets7 lateens7 leanest7 banted9 basted9 beadle9 beaned9
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Common questions about BANDELETS
- Is BANDELETS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BANDELETS is not in it.
- How many points is BANDELETS worth?
- BANDELETS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANDELETS?
- No single letter can be added to BANDELETS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BANDELETS:
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