POWERBANDS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 18 points
Yes for Scrabble. POWERBANDS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
p3o1w4e1r1b3a1n1d2s1
PlayablePOWERBANDS · 10 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept POWERBANDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.8
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.5%
Our own measure of how useful POWERBANDS is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POWERBANDS
No single letter turns POWERBANDS into another word.
How POWERBANDS scores
Scrabble p3o1w4e1r1b3a1n1d2s1 18
Words with Friends p4o1w4e1r1b4a1n2d2s1 21
Face value of the 10 tiles in POWERBANDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POWERBANDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POWERBANDS
- All 10 letters of POWERBANDS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in POWERBANDS
powerband17 predawns14 rawboned14 sowbread14 probands13 bandores11 broadens11 operands11 padrones11 pandores11 bewraps14 brawned13 browned13 browsed13 powders13 prawned13 predawn13 spawned13 bedpans12 bedrops12 enwraps12 pawners12 pawnors12 proband12 rawbone12 spawner12 weapons12 dawners11 downers11 onwards11 redowas11 saprobe11 wanders11 wardens11 wonders11 aproned10 banders10 bandore10 bonders10 broaden10
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Common questions about POWERBANDS
- Is POWERBANDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POWERBANDS is not in it.
- How many points is POWERBANDS worth?
- POWERBANDS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POWERBANDS?
- No single letter can be added to POWERBANDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POWERBANDS:
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