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
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
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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