Is TRAINBANDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRAINBANDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRAINBANDS mean?
Trainbands is a form of TRAINBAND.
- noun
a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 13 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 TRAINBANDS
TRAINBANDS 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 TRAINBANDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rainbands12
- trainband12
- rainband11
- tabanids11
- bartisan10
- baidars10
- bandits10
- bastard10
- batards10
- indabas10
- ribands10
- sandbar10
- tabanid10
- tabards10
- radiants9
- abstain9
- banians9
- barista9
- brisant9
- baidar9
- bandas9
- bandit9
- batard9
- braids9
- brands9
- disbar9
- indaba9
- riband9
- tabard9
- innards8
- radians8
- radiant8
- randans8
- abatis8
- arabis8
- bairns8
- banian8
- brains8
- brants8
- rabats8
- banda8
- bands8
- bards8
- binds8
- birds8
- brads8
- braid8
- brand8
- darbs8
- drabs8
- dribs8
- rabid8
- tabid8
- antiars7
- artisan7
- tsarina7
- dinars7
- drains7
- nadirs7
- naiads7
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