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Is band a Scrabble word?

Yes, band is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 7 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of band?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (architecture) A strip of decoration.

2. (architecture) A strip of decoration.

3. (in the plural) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.in-plural

4. (physics) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

5. (physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.Examples: "valence band;  conduction band"

6. (obsolete) A bond.Examples: "OLd Iohn of Gaunt, time-honoured Lancaſter, Haſt thou according to thy oath and band Brought hither Henry Herford thy bold ſon: Heere to make good yͤ boiſtrous late appeale, Which then our leyſure would not let vs heare, Againſt the Duke of Norfolke, Thomas Mowbray?"obsolete

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To fasten with a band.Examples: "As he spake, his eyes rested on the graves below. "Yes," muttered the youth, "they are sufficient answer; they are indeed the end of all human hope." Mechanically he turned from one to another. Some were recently banded down with osiers, and the grass was varied with primrose roots; on some the foxglove grew luxuriantly, while others had a tombstone, carved with a name and a brief epitaph."transitive

2. (transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).transitive

noun (English)

1. (anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and nations.

2. (Canada) Ellipsis of band governmentCanadaabbreviationalt-ofellipsis

verb (English)

1. (intransitive) To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.Examples: "And when it was day, certaine of the Iewes banded together, […]"intransitive

2. (transitive, education) To group (students) together by perceived ability; to stream.transitive

verb (English)

1. (obsolete) simple past and past participle of bindform-ofobsoleteparticiplepast

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "band"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "band"?

Scrabble
7 points
B3
A1
N1
D2
Words With Friends
9 points
B4
A1
N2
D2

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