SARABAND is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SARABAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SARABAND?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SARABAND is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SARABAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SARABAND scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SARABAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SARABAND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SARABAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A slow, stately dance in triple time, or a piece of music written for it.
Saraband belongs to the Baroque suite, where it usually comes as the slow movement before the final jig. The dance began in Spain as a lively affair before settling into a grave courtly style.
How SARABAND is used
Saraband is used in music history and in descriptions of Baroque suites.
- Bach placed a solemn saraband in the suite.
- The court danced a slow saraband.
- She played the saraband with a gentle, steady pulse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SARABAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SARABAND
3 longer words begin with SARABAND.
Shorter words from the letters in SARABAND
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Common questions about SARABAND
- Is SARABAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SARABAND, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SARABAND worth?
- SARABAND is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SARABAND mean?
- A slow, stately dance in triple time, or a piece of music written for it.
- What letters can be added to SARABAND?
- SARABAND takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SARABAND:
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