FAHLBAND is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FAHLBAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAHLBAND?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAHLBAND is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAHLBAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fahlbandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAHLBAND scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FAHLBAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FAHLBAND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FAHLBAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A layer of rock in crystalline ground that is rich in metal-bearing minerals.
The fahlband is a geological term borrowed from German miners, who noticed rusty, stained bands in otherwise plain rock. Prospectors treat a fahlband as a hint that ore may lie nearby.
How FAHLBAND is used
Occurs only in mining and geology texts.
- A rusty fahlband ran across the cliff face.
- The miners followed the fahlband into the hill.
- Sulphides gave the fahlband its dull colour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAHLBAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FAHLBAND
1 longer words begin with FAHLBAND.
Shorter words from the letters in FAHLBAND
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Common questions about FAHLBAND
- Is FAHLBAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAHLBAND, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAHLBAND worth?
- FAHLBAND is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAHLBAND mean?
- A layer of rock in crystalline ground that is rich in metal-bearing minerals.
- What letters can be added to FAHLBAND?
- FAHLBAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FAHLBAND:
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