Is BROADBANDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BROADBANDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BROADBANDS mean?
Broadbands is a form of BROADBAND.
- 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
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + O (1) + A (1) + D (2) + B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 16 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 BROADBANDS
BROADBANDS 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 BROADBANDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- broadband15
- bandoras11
- sanddab11
- bandora10
- robands10
- sandbar10
- absorb10
- nabobs10
- aboard9
- abroad9
- adorbs9
- adsorb9
- bandas9
- boards9
- brands9
- broads9
- dobras9
- roband9
- abbas9
- babas9
- barbs9
- nabob9
- barons8
- dorsad8
- banda8
- bands8
- bards8
- board8
- bonds8
- brads8
- brand8
- broad8
- darbs8
- dobra8
- drabs8
- abba8
- baba8
- barb8
- bobs8
- adorns7
- andros7
- radons7
- randos7
- barns7
- baron7
- boars7
- boras7
- brans7
- dadas7
- dados7
- sabra7
- bads7
- band7
- bard7
- bods7
- bond7
- brad7
- dabs7
- darb7
- drab7
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