BANDOLINE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANDOLINE 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BANDOLINE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANDOLINE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANDOLINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BANDOLINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BANDOLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANDOLINE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BANDOLINE
2 longer words begin with BANDOLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in BANDOLINE
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Common questions about BANDOLINE
- Is BANDOLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BANDOLINE is not in it.
- How many points is BANDOLINE worth?
- BANDOLINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANDOLINE?
- BANDOLINE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BANDOLINE:
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