WAVEBAND is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WAVEBAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAVEBAND?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAVEBAND is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAVEBAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wavebandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAVEBAND scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WAVEBAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WAVEBAND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WAVEBAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A range of wavelengths or frequencies used for a particular kind of radio transmission.
Radios once showed several wavebands on the dial, such as long wave and medium wave. Each waveband travels differently across land and sea.
How WAVEBAND is used
Used in radio and broadcasting.
- Amateurs share a narrow waveband for night contacts.
- The station moved to a different waveband.
- Interference crowded the shortwave waveband.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAVEBAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WAVEBAND
1 longer words begin with WAVEBAND.
Shorter words from the letters in WAVEBAND
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Common questions about WAVEBAND
- Is WAVEBAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAVEBAND, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAVEBAND worth?
- WAVEBAND is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAVEBAND mean?
- A range of wavelengths or frequencies used for a particular kind of radio transmission.
- What letters can be added to WAVEBAND?
- WAVEBAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WAVEBAND:
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