Is NECKBANDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NECKBANDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NECKBANDS mean?
Neckbands is a form of NECKBAND.
- noun
a band around the collar of a garment
- noun
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
- noun
necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + C (3) + K (5) + 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 NECKBANDS
NECKBANDS 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 NECKBANDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- backends17
- neckband17
- backend16
- backed15
- snacked14
- banked13
- basked13
- casked13
- sacked13
- backs13
- becks13
- baked12
- caked12
- decks12
- back12
- beck12
- kneads11
- snaked11
- bakes11
- banks11
- beaks11
- cakes11
- necks11
- snack11
- sneck11
- deck11
- scanned10
- asked10
- knead10
- naked10
- bake10
- bank10
- bask10
- beak10
- cake10
- cask10
- kabs10
- neck10
- sack10
- ascend9
- banned9
- canned9
- dances9
- decans9
- bancs9
- kanes9
- skean9
- snake9
- sneak9
- daks9
- dank9
- desk9
- sked9
- ack9
- kab9
- acned8
- bands8
- baned8
- based8
- beads8
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