WIDEBANDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. WIDEBANDS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
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Depends on the listWIDEBANDS · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WIDEBANDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.78%
Our own measure of how useful WIDEBANDS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WIDEBANDS
No single letter turns WIDEBANDS into another word.
How WIDEBANDS scores
Scrabble w4i1d2e1b3a1n1d2s1 16
Words with Friends w4i1d2e1b4a1n2d2s1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in WIDEBANDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WIDEBANDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WIDEBANDS
wideband15 bedawins14 sideband12 bawdies13 bedawin13 swaddie12 swidden12 waddies12 abidden11 baddies11 bandied11 dewanis11 disband11 bandies10 basined10 dandies9 sdained9 dawned11 dwined11 waddie11 winded11 abided10 baddie10 banded10 bidden10 dewani10 dewans10 diwans10 dwines10 indews10 snawed10 wadies10 wained10 wesand10 widens10 windas10 abides9 biased9 addies8 addins8
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Common questions about WIDEBANDS
- Is WIDEBANDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WIDEBANDS is not in it.
- How many points is WIDEBANDS worth?
- WIDEBANDS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WIDEBANDS?
- No single letter can be added to WIDEBANDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WIDEBANDS:
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