BANDITRY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BANDITRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BANDITRY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANDITRY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANDITRY
No single letter turns BANDITRY into another word.
How BANDITRY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BANDITRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANDITRY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BANDITRY
- All 8 letters of BANDITRY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BANDITRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The practice of robbing and plundering travellers or villages in organised gangs.
Banditry is typical of regions where central government is weak and roads are unguarded. The term covers a pattern of lawless raiding, not just one crime.
How BANDITRY is used
Used in history and news for widespread armed robbery, as in banditry on the roads.
- Banditry made the mountain pass unsafe for merchants.
- The army was sent to end the banditry in the province.
- Poverty and war fed a wave of banditry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BANDITRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BANDITRY
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Common questions about BANDITRY
- Is BANDITRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANDITRY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANDITRY worth?
- BANDITRY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BANDITRY mean?
- The practice of robbing and plundering travellers or villages in organised gangs.
- What letters can be added to BANDITRY?
- No single letter can be added to BANDITRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BANDITRY:
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