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.
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PlayableBELLYBAND · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BELLYBAND?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
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
Scrabble b3e1l1l1y4b3a1n1d2 17
Words with Friends b4e1l2l2y3b4a1n2d2 21
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.
Words starting with BELLYBAND
1 longer words begin with BELLYBAND.
Shorter words from the letters in BELLYBAND
blandly13 nybble13 baldly12 belady12 benday12 dyable12 bylane11 dabble11 nabbed11 adenyl10 balled9 lanely9 leanly9 debby13 abbey12 badly11 baldy11 bandy11 bayed11 beady11 bendy11 blady11 abbed10 bally10 bayle10 beany10 belay10 belly10 babel9 dally9 delay9 delly9 denay9 dynel9 laldy9 layed9 leady9 abled8 alley8 baled8
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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 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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