Is BANDIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BANDIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BANDIES mean?
Bandies 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
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 BANDIES
Single letters that turn BANDIES into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of BANDIES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BANDIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- basined10
- abides9
- biased9
- sabine8
- abide8
- bands8
- baned8
- based8
- beads8
- bends8
- bides8
- binds8
- sabed8
- sained7
- banes7
- basin7
- beans7
- bines7
- nabes7
- nabis7
- sabin7
- abed7
- bade7
- bads7
- band7
- bead7
- beds7
- bend7
- bide7
- bids7
- bind7
- dabs7
- debs7
- dibs7
- aides6
- aside6
- deans6
- dines6
- ideas6
- nides6
- saned6
- sedan6
- snide6
- baes6
- bane6
- bani6
- bans6
- base6
- bean6
- bens6
- bias6
- bine6
- bins6
- bise6
- isba6
- nabe6
- nabs6
- nebs6
- nibs6
- sabe6
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