PANDORA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PANDORA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PANDORA?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PANDORA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PANDORA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pandorasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PANDORA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PANDORA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does PANDORA mean in Scrabble?
noun
An old stringed instrument of the lute family.
The instrument is better known today as a bandore, and sources give several spellings. In English the capitalised Pandora is also a figure from Greek myth, which is a different meaning.
How PANDORA is used
Pandora in this sense is an obscure musical term.
- The museum displayed a restored pandora from the sixteenth century.
- A pandora has metal strings and a broad body.
- He played the pandora at court.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PANDORA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PANDORA
The 7 tiles of PANDORA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PANDORA
1 longer words begin with PANDORA.
Shorter words from the letters in PANDORA
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Common questions about PANDORA
- Is PANDORA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PANDORA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PANDORA worth?
- PANDORA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PANDORA mean?
- An old stringed instrument of the lute family.
- What letters can be added to PANDORA?
- PANDORA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PANDORA:
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