BANDOBASTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANDOBASTS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BANDOBASTS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANDOBASTS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANDOBASTS
No single letter turns BANDOBASTS into another word.
How BANDOBASTS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BANDOBASTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANDOBASTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BANDOBASTS
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Common questions about BANDOBASTS
- Is BANDOBASTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BANDOBASTS is not in it.
- How many points is BANDOBASTS worth?
- BANDOBASTS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANDOBASTS?
- No single letter can be added to BANDOBASTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BANDOBASTS:
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