MANBANDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. MANBANDS 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MANBANDS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANBANDS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANBANDS
No single letter turns MANBANDS into another word.
How MANBANDS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MANBANDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MANBANDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of MANBANDS
The 8 tiles of MANBANDS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in MANBANDS
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Common questions about MANBANDS
- Is MANBANDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MANBANDS is not in it.
- How many points is MANBANDS worth?
- MANBANDS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MANBANDS?
- No single letter can be added to MANBANDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MANBANDS:
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