Is SARABANDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SARABANDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SARABANDS mean?
Sarabands is a form of SARABAND.
- noun
music composed for dancing the saraband
- noun
a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow time
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
S (1) + A (1) + R (1) + A (1) + B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 12 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 SARABANDS
SARABANDS 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 SARABANDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sandbars11
- saraband11
- sandbar10
- sardanas9
- badass9
- bandas9
- brands9
- sardana8
- anabas8
- sabras8
- banda8
- bands8
- bards8
- brads8
- brand8
- darbs8
- drabs8
- barns7
- brans7
- brass7
- sabra7
- bads7
- band7
- bard7
- brad7
- dabs7
- darb7
- drab7
- asanas6
- sansar6
- sarans6
- darns6
- nadas6
- nards6
- rands6
- sands6
- sards6
- abas6
- arbs6
- baas6
- bans6
- barn6
- bars6
- bass6
- bran6
- bras6
- nabs6
- sabs6
- bad6
- dab6
- asana5
- saran5
- ands5
- dans5
- darn5
- nada5
- nard5
- rads5
- rand5
- sand5
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