BANDOLINES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. BANDOLINES 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BANDOLINES?
| 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 BANDOLINES is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANDOLINES
No single letter turns BANDOLINES into another word.
How BANDOLINES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BANDOLINES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANDOLINES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BANDOLINES
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Common questions about BANDOLINES
- Is BANDOLINES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BANDOLINES is not in it.
- How many points is BANDOLINES worth?
- BANDOLINES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANDOLINES?
- No single letter can be added to BANDOLINES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BANDOLINES:
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