BANDERILLERO is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BANDERILLERO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BANDERILLERO?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANDERILLERO is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANDERILLERO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
banderillerosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BANDERILLERO scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BANDERILLERO, 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 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANDERILLERO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BANDERILLERO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A bullfighter who plants barbed, decorated darts in the bull's shoulders.
The banderillero works on foot during the second act of a Spanish bullfight, running close to the horns. He is a member of the matador's team rather than the star.
How BANDERILLERO is used
Banderillero is a Spanish loanword used in writing about bullfighting.
- The banderillero ran toward the bull with a pair of darts.
- Each banderillero follows the matador's signals.
- A skilled banderillero places the darts together in a single move.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BANDERILLERO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BANDERILLERO
1 longer words begin with BANDERILLERO.
Shorter words from the letters in BANDERILLERO
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Common questions about BANDERILLERO
- Is BANDERILLERO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANDERILLERO, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANDERILLERO worth?
- BANDERILLERO is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BANDERILLERO mean?
- A bullfighter who plants barbed, decorated darts in the bull's shoulders.
- What letters can be added to BANDERILLERO?
- BANDERILLERO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BANDERILLERO:
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