Is BANDAGES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BANDAGES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BANDAGES mean?
Bandages is a form of BANDAGE.
- noun
a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
- verb
wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
- verb
dress by covering or binding
“The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + A (1) + G (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BANDAGES
BANDAGES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BANDAGES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bandage11
- sandbag11
- badges10
- banged10
- debags10
- agendas9
- abased9
- bandas9
- seabag9
- badge9
- begad9
- debag9
- adages8
- agenda8
- baaed8
- banda8
- bands8
- baned8
- bangs8
- based8
- beads8
- began8
- bends8
- sabed8
- abase7
- adage7
- banes7
- beans7
- dangs7
- degas7
- egads7
- nabes7
- abed7
- bade7
- bads7
- bags7
- band7
- bang7
- bead7
- beds7
- begs7
- bend7
- dabs7
- debs7
- gabs7
- angas6
- deans6
- geans6
- nadas6
- nagas6
- saned6
- sanga6
- sedan6
- abas6
- aged6
- baas6
- baes6
- bane6
- bans6
- base6
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