BANDFISH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANDFISH 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BANDFISH?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANDFISH is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANDFISH
No single letter turns BANDFISH into another word.
How BANDFISH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BANDFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANDFISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BANDFISH
- All 8 letters of BANDFISH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with BANDFISH
1 longer words begin with BANDFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in BANDFISH
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Common questions about BANDFISH
- Is BANDFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANDFISH, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANDFISH worth?
- BANDFISH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANDFISH?
- No single letter can be added to BANDFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BANDFISH:
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