BANDS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BANDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableBANDS · 5 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF
8points in Scrabble
10points in Words with Friends
5letters
1hook available
1 in 43,569odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BANDS?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful BANDS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANDS
Front hooks — 1
abandsBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BANDS scores
Scrabble b3a1n1d2s1 8
Words with Friends b4a1n2d2s1 10
Face value of the 5 tiles in BANDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
Words starting with BANDS
bandsaw13 bandsaws14 bandsman13 bandsmen13 bandster11 bandsawed16 bandshell15 bandstand13 bandsters12 bandsawing17 bandshells16 bandstands14 bandspreading20 bandspreadings21
14 longer words begin with BANDS.
Words ending in BANDS
abands9 ribands10 robands10 armbands13 disbands12 hatbands14 haybands17 husbands14 manbands13 probands13 ribbands13 salbands11 turbands11 backbands20 basebands14 browbands17 fahlbands18 hairbands15 headbands16 neckbands18 nosebands12 passbands14 platbands14 rainbands12
Showing 24 of 46 words that end in BANDS. Useful as a back hook: play BANDS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BANDS
bads7 band7 dabs7 bans6 nabs6 snab6 ands5 dans5 nads5 sand5 bad6 dab6 abs5 ban5 bas5 nab5 sab5 ads4 and4 dan4 das4 sad4 ans3 nas3 san3 bd5 ab4 ba4 ad3 da3 an2 as2 na2
Common questions about BANDS
- Is BANDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANDS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANDS worth?
- BANDS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANDS?
- BANDS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BANDS:
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