SANDBAR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SANDBAR 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 SANDBAR?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANDBAR is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANDBAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sandbarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SANDBAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SANDBAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does SANDBAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A ridge of sand built up by currents in a river or in the sea near the shore.
A sandbar often lies just below the surface and traps boats that stray out of the channel. At low tide it may appear as a bright strip where gulls gather. Rivers deposit one at a mouth, where the current slows.
How SANDBAR is used
Sandbar is a common geography and boating term, sometimes written as two words.
- The ferry ran aground on a sandbar.
- At low tide the sandbar became a long beach.
- Children waded out to the sandbar to look for shells.
- A new sandbar had formed at the river mouth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANDBAR and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SANDBAR
The 7 tiles of SANDBAR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SANDBAR
1 longer words begin with SANDBAR.
Shorter words from the letters in SANDBAR
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Common questions about SANDBAR
- Is SANDBAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANDBAR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANDBAR worth?
- SANDBAR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANDBAR mean?
- A ridge of sand built up by currents in a river or in the sea near the shore.
- What letters can be added to SANDBAR?
- SANDBAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SANDBAR:
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