BELLYBAND is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BELLYBAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BELLYBAND?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BELLYBAND is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BELLYBAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bellybandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BELLYBAND scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BELLYBAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BELLYBAND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BELLYBAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
A strap passing under a horse's belly to hold the saddle or harness in place.
On a cart horse the bellyband stops the shafts from lifting. In publishing the word has a second use for a paper strip wrapped around a book or magazine.
How BELLYBAND is used
Bellyband is used in horse harness work and in magazine and book packaging.
- He tightened the bellyband before setting off.
- The bellyband kept the shafts level.
- A printed bellyband advertised the new issue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BELLYBAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BELLYBAND
1 longer words begin with BELLYBAND.
Shorter words from the letters in BELLYBAND
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Common questions about BELLYBAND
- Is BELLYBAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BELLYBAND, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BELLYBAND worth?
- BELLYBAND is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BELLYBAND mean?
- A strap passing under a horse's belly to hold the saddle or harness in place.
- What letters can be added to BELLYBAND?
- BELLYBAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BELLYBAND:
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