BINDI is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BINDI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BINDI?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful BINDI is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BINDI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bindisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BINDI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BINDI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does BINDI mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A small decorative mark, often a colored dot, worn in the middle of the forehead, especially by women in South Asia.
A bindi is traditionally worn by Hindu women, historically as a mark of marriage and now often simply as a piece of everyday adornment or as part of festive dress. It is usually placed between the eyebrows and can be a plain dot of colored powder or a small decorative sticker in modern use. The word bindi comes from Hindi and is now used in English writing about South Asian dress and culture.
How BINDI is used
A neutral, widely used term for South Asian forehead decoration, common in fashion and cultural writing.
- She wore a bright red bindi for the wedding ceremony.
- The dancer completed her costume with a jeweled bindi.
- Traditional bindis are made from vermilion powder.
- Many young women now choose a bindi to match their outfit.
- The photograph showed the bride in a golden sari and matching bindi.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BINDI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BINDI
6 longer words begin with BINDI.
Words with BINDI inside
21 words contain BINDI in the middle. Words that start with BINDI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BINDI
Common questions about BINDI
- Is BINDI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BINDI, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BINDI worth?
- BINDI is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BINDI mean?
- A small decorative mark, often a colored dot, worn in the middle of the forehead, especially by women in South Asia.
- What letters can be added to BINDI?
- BINDI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BINDI:
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