SARABANDE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SARABANDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SARABANDE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SARABANDE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SARABANDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sarabandesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SARABANDE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SARABANDE, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SARABANDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SARABANDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A slow, stately dance in triple time, or a piece of music written for it.
The sarabande began as a lively dance but became grave and dignified in the seventeenth century. Baroque suites by Bach and Handel usually include one as the slow movement.
How SARABANDE is used
Used in music history and dance history.
- The cellist played a sarabande from the suite.
- A sarabande moves at a slow, solemn pace.
- Courtiers once danced the sarabande in the palace hall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SARABANDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SARABANDE
1 longer words begin with SARABANDE.
Shorter words from the letters in SARABANDE
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Common questions about SARABANDE
- Is SARABANDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SARABANDE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SARABANDE worth?
- SARABANDE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SARABANDE mean?
- A slow, stately dance in triple time, or a piece of music written for it.
- What letters can be added to SARABANDE?
- SARABANDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SARABANDE:
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