Is BELLYBANDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BELLYBANDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BELLYBANDS mean?
Bellybands is a form of BELLYBAND.
- noun
a cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants until the navel has healed)
- noun
a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 10
B (3) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 18 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 BELLYBANDS
BELLYBANDS 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 BELLYBANDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bellyband17
- bendays13
- blandly13
- abbeys13
- slabby13
- dabbles12
- slabbed12
- baldly12
- belady12
- benday12
- bendys12
- dyable12
- abbey12
- adenyls11
- ballsy11
- basely11
- belays11
- dabble11
- nabbed11
- sabbed11
- abyed11
- badly11
- baldy11
- bandy11
- bayed11
- beady11
- bendy11
- baby11
- ballsed10
- adenyl10
- babels10
- delays10
- dynels10
- slayed10
- abyes10
- bally10
- belay10
- belly10
- alleys9
- balled9
- blades9
- blends9
- lanely9
- leanly9
- sanely9
- abbes9
- babel9
- babes9
- blabs9
- blebs9
- dally9
- delay9
- delly9
- dynel9
- dynes9
- layed9
- leady9
- lysed9
- sadly9
- sandy9
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