BANDMATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BANDMATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BANDMATE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANDMATE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANDMATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bandmatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BANDMATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BANDMATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANDMATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BANDMATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A fellow member of a musical band.
Musicians talk about a bandmate when they share a stage, tour bus and recording sessions with someone. The word suggests friendship as well as a working partnership.
How BANDMATE is used
Common in music journalism and interviews.
- She thanked her bandmate for the great guitar solo.
- His old bandmate joined him for the reunion show.
- A bandmate drove the van to the next city.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BANDMATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BANDMATE
1 longer words begin with BANDMATE.
Shorter words from the letters in BANDMATE
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Common questions about BANDMATE
- Is BANDMATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANDMATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANDMATE worth?
- BANDMATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BANDMATE mean?
- A fellow member of a musical band.
- What letters can be added to BANDMATE?
- BANDMATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BANDMATE:
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