Is BANDIER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BANDIER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BANDIER mean?
Bandier is a form of BANDY.
- verb
toss or strike a ball back and forth
- verb
exchange blows
- verb
discuss lightly
“We bandied around these difficult questions”
- adjective
have legs that curve outward at the knees
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 BANDIER
BANDIER 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.
Anagrams of BANDIER
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BANDIER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- brained10
- abider9
- bander9
- barned9
- binder9
- brined9
- inbred9
- rebind9
- riband9
- abide8
- ardeb8
- baned8
- barde8
- bared8
- beard8
- bider8
- braid8
- brand8
- bread8
- bride8
- debar8
- rabid8
- rebid8
- denari7
- rained7
- bairn7
- biner7
- brain7
- brine7
- abed7
- bade7
- band7
- bard7
- bead7
- bend7
- bide7
- bind7
- bird7
- brad7
- bred7
- darb7
- drab7
- drib7
- aider6
- aired6
- deair6
- denar6
- dinar6
- diner6
- drain6
- irade6
- nadir6
- ranid6
- redan6
- redia6
- abri6
- bane6
- bani6
- bare6
- barn6
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