BANDFISHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANDFISHES 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 19 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
b3a1n1d2f4i1s1h4e1s1
Depends on the listBANDFISHES · 10 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BANDFISHES?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.9
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.4%
Our own measure of how useful BANDFISHES is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANDFISHES
No single letter turns BANDFISHES into another word.
How BANDFISHES scores
Scrabble b3a1n1d2f4i1s1h4e1s1 19
Words with Friends b4a1n2d2f4i1s1h3e1s1 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in BANDFISHES, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANDFISHES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BANDFISHES
bandfish17 sandfish15 banished14 banishes13 banshies13 danishes12 shandies12 deafish14 behinds13 banshie12 fadeins11 sandhis11 snashed11 badness10 bandies10 basined10 biassed10 hessian10 shenais10 sabines9 sdaines8 fashed13 fished13 bandhs12 bashed12 bedash12 behind12 fashes12 fishes12 sheafs12 banish11 bashes11 bishes11 nebish11 sahebs11 sahibs11 danish10 dashes10 dashis10 deshis10
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Common questions about BANDFISHES
- Is BANDFISHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANDFISHES, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANDFISHES worth?
- BANDFISHES is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANDFISHES?
- No single letter can be added to BANDFISHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BANDFISHES:
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