Is BROADBAND a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BROADBAND is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BROADBAND mean?
- adjective
of or relating to or being a communications network in which the bandwidth can be divided and shared by multiple simultaneous signals (as for voice or data or video)
- adjective
responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies
“a broadband antenna”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + O (1) + A (1) + D (2) + B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) = 15 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 BROADBAND
Single letters that turn BROADBAND 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
Words you can make from BROADBAND
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bandora10
- aboard9
- abroad9
- roband9
- nabob9
- banda8
- board8
- brand8
- broad8
- dobra8
- abba8
- baba8
- barb8
- baron7
- band7
- bard7
- bond7
- brad7
- darb7
- drab7
- bob7
- adorn6
- andro6
- radon6
- rando6
- barn6
- boar6
- bora6
- born6
- bran6
- dada6
- dado6
- bad6
- bod6
- dab6
- darn5
- dona5
- nada5
- nard5
- orad5
- rand5
- road5
- aba5
- add5
- arb5
- baa5
- ban5
- bar5
- boa5
- bra5
- bro5
- dad5
- nab5
- nob5
- oba5
- odd5
- orb5
- rob5
- anoa4
- roan4
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