WAISTBANDS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. WAISTBANDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
w4a1i1s1t1b3a1n1d2s1
PlayableWAISTBANDS · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WAISTBANDS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.5%
Our own measure of how useful WAISTBANDS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAISTBANDS
No single letter turns WAISTBANDS into another word.
How WAISTBANDS scores
Scrabble w4a1i1s1t1b3a1n1d2s1 16
Words with Friends w4a1i1s1t1b4a1n2d2s1 18
Face value of the 10 tiles in WAISTBANDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WAISTBANDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WAISTBANDS
waistband15 bandsaws14 tabanids11 abstains10 bandsaw13 wabains12 wasabis12 bandits10 indabas10 tabanid10 abstain9 basants9 aidants8 stadias8 istanas7 bwanas11 nawabs11 wabain11 wasabi11 diwans10 windas10 abands9 atwain9 awaits9 badass9 bandas9 bandit9 ibadat9 indaba9 swains9 tawais9 tiswas9 twains9 waists9 witans9 abatis8 absits8 baisas8 banias8 basans8
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Common questions about WAISTBANDS
- Is WAISTBANDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAISTBANDS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAISTBANDS worth?
- WAISTBANDS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WAISTBANDS?
- No single letter can be added to WAISTBANDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of WAISTBANDS:
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