BANDURA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BANDURA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BANDURA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANDURA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANDURA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bandurasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BANDURA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BANDURA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does BANDURA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with many strings, held upright and played somewhat like a zither.
The bandura is closely tied to Ukrainian folk song and to travelling singers who accompanied epic tales on it. Its large lopsided body carries dozens of strings, so one player can supply both melody and harmony.
How BANDURA is used
Bandura is used in music writing and in discussions of Ukrainian culture, where it is a national symbol.
- The old singer accompanied himself on the bandura.
- A bandura can have more than fifty strings.
- She studied bandura at a conservatory in Kyiv.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BANDURA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BANDURA
1 longer words begin with BANDURA.
Shorter words from the letters in BANDURA
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Common questions about BANDURA
- Is BANDURA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANDURA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANDURA worth?
- BANDURA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BANDURA mean?
- A Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with many strings, held upright and played somewhat like a zither.
- What letters can be added to BANDURA?
- BANDURA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BANDURA:
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