BANDORE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BANDORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BANDORE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANDORE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANDORE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bandoresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BANDORE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BANDORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What does BANDORE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A bass stringed instrument of the lute family with metal strings and a scalloped body, played in England around 1600.
The bandore was invented in the sixteenth century and supplied the bass line in the mixed groups of instruments that played Elizabethan consort music. Its wire strings gave a bright ringing sound quite different from a gut-strung lute.
How BANDORE is used
Bandore is mostly found in writing about early music and historical instruments.
- The ensemble added a bandore to give the consort a firmer bass.
- A museum case held an original bandore with a scalloped edge.
- Few players today own a bandore, so recordings often use a substitute.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BANDORE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BANDORE
The 7 tiles of BANDORE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BANDORE
1 longer words begin with BANDORE.
Shorter words from the letters in BANDORE
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Common questions about BANDORE
- Is BANDORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANDORE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANDORE worth?
- BANDORE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BANDORE mean?
- A bass stringed instrument of the lute family with metal strings and a scalloped body, played in England around 1600.
- What letters can be added to BANDORE?
- BANDORE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BANDORE:
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