NARROWBAND is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. NARROWBAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NARROWBAND?
| 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 NARROWBAND is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NARROWBAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
narrowbandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NARROWBAND scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NARROWBAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NARROWBAND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NARROWBAND mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Using or responding to only a small range of frequencies.
In radio and signal processing, narrowband links carry little data but resist interference and travel far. It is the opposite of broadband, which spreads across many frequencies and moves more information.
How NARROWBAND is used
Used in telecommunications and electronics for signals, filters and receivers with a limited frequency range.
- A narrowband radio link was enough for the weather sensor.
- The engineer fitted a narrowband filter to cut the noise.
- Early internet access over phone lines was narrowband.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NARROWBAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NARROWBAND
1 longer words begin with NARROWBAND.
Shorter words from the letters in NARROWBAND
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Common questions about NARROWBAND
- Is NARROWBAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NARROWBAND, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NARROWBAND worth?
- NARROWBAND is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NARROWBAND mean?
- Using or responding to only a small range of frequencies.
- What letters can be added to NARROWBAND?
- NARROWBAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NARROWBAND:
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