BLACKBANDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. BLACKBANDS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BLACKBANDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLACKBANDS is to know. It scores 21 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLACKBANDS
No single letter turns BLACKBANDS into another word.
How BLACKBANDS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BLACKBANDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLACKBANDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BLACKBANDS
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Common questions about BLACKBANDS
- Is BLACKBANDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BLACKBANDS is not in it.
- How many points is BLACKBANDS worth?
- BLACKBANDS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLACKBANDS?
- No single letter can be added to BLACKBANDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BLACKBANDS:
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