BANDSHELLS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BANDSHELLS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
b3a1n1d2s1h4e1l1l1s1
PlayableBANDSHELLS · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BANDSHELLS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.1%
Our own measure of how useful BANDSHELLS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANDSHELLS
No single letter turns BANDSHELLS into another word.
How BANDSHELLS scores
Scrabble b3a1n1d2s1h4e1l1l1s1 16
Words with Friends b4a1n2d2s1h3e1l2l2s1 19
Face value of the 10 tiles in BANDSHELLS, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANDSHELLS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BANDSHELLS
bandshell15 handbells15 handbell14 handless12 handsels12 baldness11 landless9 blashed13 blashes12 labnehs12 handles11 handsel11 hassled11 slashed11 snashed11 badness10 ballsed10 hansels10 ballses9 sendals8 allness7 bandhs12 bashed12 bedash12 blahed12 bashes11 belahs11 labneh11 sahebs11 dashes10 endash10 halsed10 handle10 healds10 lashed10 sadhes10 sashed10 shades10 shaled10 shands10
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Common questions about BANDSHELLS
- Is BANDSHELLS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANDSHELLS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANDSHELLS worth?
- BANDSHELLS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BANDSHELLS?
- No single letter can be added to BANDSHELLS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BANDSHELLS:
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