NARROWBANDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. NARROWBANDS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NARROWBANDS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NARROWBANDS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NARROWBANDS
No single letter turns NARROWBANDS into another word.
How NARROWBANDS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in NARROWBANDS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NARROWBANDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in NARROWBANDS
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Common questions about NARROWBANDS
- Is NARROWBANDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NARROWBANDS is not in it.
- How many points is NARROWBANDS worth?
- NARROWBANDS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NARROWBANDS?
- No single letter can be added to NARROWBANDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NARROWBANDS:
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