Is WAVEBANDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WAVEBANDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WAVEBANDS mean?
Wavebands is a form of WAVEBAND.
- noun
a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + 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 WAVEBANDS
WAVEBANDS 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 WAVEBANDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- waveband17
- bandsaw13
- waved12
- weasand11
- bwanas11
- nawabs11
- bawds11
- waves11
- davens10
- dewans10
- snawed10
- vandas10
- bawns10
- bwana10
- nawab10
- newbs10
- bawd10
- vaws10
- wave10
- abased9
- bandas9
- seawan9
- awned9
- daven9
- dawen9
- dawns9
- devas9
- dewan9
- saved9
- sawed9
- vanda9
- vaned9
- vends9
- wades9
- wands9
- waned9
- wends9
- bawn9
- newb9
- swab9
- wabs9
- webs9
- vaw9
- avens8
- baaed8
- banda8
- bands8
- baned8
- based8
- beads8
- bends8
- naves8
- sabed8
- sewan8
- vanes8
- wanes8
- weans8
- awed8
- dawn8
- daws8
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