Is BANDIEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BANDIEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BANDIEST mean?
Bandiest 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
11
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 11 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 BANDIEST
BANDIEST 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 BANDIEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bandies10
- bandits10
- basined10
- banties9
- basinet9
- abides9
- baited9
- bandit9
- basted9
- bedsit9
- biased9
- bidets9
- debits9
- destain8
- detains8
- instead8
- nidates8
- sainted8
- satined8
- stained8
- absent8
- binate8
- sabine8
- abide8
- bands8
- baned8
- based8
- bated8
- beads8
- bends8
- bides8
- bidet8
- binds8
- debit8
- debts8
- sabed8
- tabid8
- detain7
- idents7
- nidate7
- sained7
- staned7
- teinds7
- abets7
- baits7
- banes7
- basin7
- baste7
- bates7
- beans7
- beast7
- beats7
- bents7
- betas7
- bines7
- bints7
- bites7
- nabes7
- nabis7
- sabin7
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