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BANDURIST is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 12 points

Yes for Scrabble. BANDURIST is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.

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PlayableBANDURIST · 9 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept BANDURIST?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 29 / 100

29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.33
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.56%

Our own measure of how useful BANDURIST is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BANDURIST

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

bandurists13

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BANDURIST scores

Scrabble b3a1n1d2u1r1i1s1t1 12
Words with Friends b4a1n2d2u2r1i1s1t1 15

Face value of the 9 tiles in BANDURIST, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b12
a19
n16
d14
u14
r16
i19
s14
t16

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANDURIST has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about BANDURIST

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with BANDURIST

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1 longer words begin with BANDURIST.

Shorter words from the letters in BANDURIST

antbirds11 turbands11 unbraids11 urbanist10 unitards9 antbird10 bandits10 bundist10 bustard10 disturb10 dustbin10 ribands10 ribauds10 sandbur10 subarid10 sunbird10 turband10 unbraid10 abiturs9 brisant9 inburst9 nutbars9 turbans9 draunts8 durants8 durians8 indarts8 sundari8 triduan8 tundras8 unitard8 unstaid8 nutrias7 absurd9 bandit9 braids9 brands9 bundts9 disbar9 riband9

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Common questions about BANDURIST

Is BANDURIST valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BANDURIST is not in it.
How many points is BANDURIST worth?
BANDURIST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BANDURIST?
BANDURIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BANDURIST:

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