Is BANDERILLAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BANDERILLAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BANDERILLAS mean?
Banderillas is a form of BANDERILLA.
- noun
a decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + S (1) = 14 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 BANDERILLAS
BANDERILLAS 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 BANDERILLAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- balladries13
- banderilla13
- ballerinas12
- airballed12
- bilanders12
- drainable12
- ballerina11
- ballades11
- bedrails11
- bilander11
- blinders11
- brailled11
- brandies11
- brindles11
- disabler11
- radiable11
- railbeds11
- sandable11
- slidable11
- airballs10
- ballsier10
- barillas10
- brailles10
- inarable10
- liberals10
- raisable10
- rinsable10
- sailable10
- abiders10
- abrades10
- baidars10
- baldies10
- ballade10
- ballads10
- ballsed10
- banders10
- bandier10
- bandies10
- basined10
- bedrail10
- binders10
- bindles10
- bladers10
- blander10
- blinder10
- brailed10
- brained10
- braised10
- bridals10
- bridles10
- brindle10
- darbies10
- diabase10
- disable10
- inbreds10
- indabas10
- railbed10
- rebinds10
- ribalds10
- ribands10
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