RAINBAND is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RAINBAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAINBAND?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAINBAND is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAINBAND
Front hooks — 1
trainbandBack hooks — 1
rainbandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAINBAND scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RAINBAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RAINBAND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RAINBAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A dark absorption band in the sun's spectrum caused by water vapour in the air, or a long belt of rain crossing an area.
Rainband has two uses. Early spectroscopists used it for a band they thought predicted wet weather, and meteorologists use it for the bands of cloud and rain seen on radar maps, especially around storms.
How RAINBAND is used
Meteorology and old spectroscopy term.
- A heavy rainband swept across the coast overnight.
- The radar showed a narrow rainband moving east.
- Early observers noted the rainband in the solar spectrum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAINBAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAINBAND
1 longer words begin with RAINBAND.
Shorter words from the letters in RAINBAND
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Common questions about RAINBAND
- Is RAINBAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAINBAND, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAINBAND worth?
- RAINBAND is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAINBAND mean?
- A dark absorption band in the sun's spectrum caused by water vapour in the air, or a long belt of rain crossing an area.
- What letters can be added to RAINBAND?
- RAINBAND takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RAINBAND:
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