BROADBAND is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BROADBAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BROADBAND?
| 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 BROADBAND is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BROADBAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
broadbandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BROADBAND scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BROADBAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BROADBAND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BROADBAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
High-capacity internet or data transmission able to carry many signals at once over a wide range of frequencies.
Most people meet broadband as the fast home connection that replaced dial-up. In engineering the term goes back to any system with a wide frequency range, which is why it also works as an adjective.
How BROADBAND is used
Used mainly for home and business internet services, and in telecommunications as an adjective.
- Our broadband has been slow all week.
- Rural areas are still waiting for broadband.
- He switched his broadband provider to save money.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BROADBAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BROADBAND
1 longer words begin with BROADBAND.
Shorter words from the letters in BROADBAND
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Common questions about BROADBAND
- Is BROADBAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BROADBAND, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BROADBAND worth?
- BROADBAND is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BROADBAND mean?
- High-capacity internet or data transmission able to carry many signals at once over a wide range of frequencies.
- What letters can be added to BROADBAND?
- BROADBAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BROADBAND:
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