BROADBANDS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 16 points
Yes for Scrabble. BROADBANDS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
b3r1o1a1d2b3a1n1d2s1
PlayableBROADBANDS · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BROADBANDS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.4%
Our own measure of how useful BROADBANDS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BROADBANDS
No single letter turns BROADBANDS into another word.
How BROADBANDS scores
Scrabble b3r1o1a1d2b3a1n1d2s1 16
Words with Friends b4r1o1a1d2b4a1n2d2s1 19
Face value of the 10 tiles in BROADBANDS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BROADBANDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BROADBANDS
broadband15 bandoras11 sanddab11 abroads10 bandars10 bandora10 robands10 sandbar10 rabonas9 abdabs11 dabbas11 absorb10 nabobs10 abands9 aboard9 abords9 abroad9 adsorb9 bandar9 bandas9 bardos9 boards9 brands9 broads9 bronds9 dobras9 dorbas9 roband9 arobas8 barons8 dorads8 dorsad8 rabona8 adorns7 andros7 nadors7 nasard7 radons7 dabba10 abbas9
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Common questions about BROADBANDS
- Is BROADBANDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BROADBANDS is not in it.
- How many points is BROADBANDS worth?
- BROADBANDS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BROADBANDS?
- No single letter can be added to BROADBANDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BROADBANDS:
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