Unscramble BANDIER and you have 187 words, BANDIER itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of BANDIER is on the page: BRAINED, each 10 points. The 7 letters split into 3 vowels and 4 consonants. BANDIER as a single 7-tile play makes 60 in Scrabble, 10 plus the 50 bonus, and 47 in Words With Friends (12 + 35).
B34A1N12D2I1E1R1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from BANDIER by length: 2 with 7 letters, 14 with 6, 38 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 21 with 2.
15 of 38 5-letter words from BANDIER tie at 8 points; none scores more. BRAND, BRAIN and BREAD will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BANDIER, 16 score 7 points, the group's best. BAND, IDEA and BEAR are the ones most people know.
Among 52 3-letter words you get when you unscramble BANDIER, the top score is 6, reached by 6. ARE, END and AIR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of BANDIER but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with BA · ending in ER · all 7-letter words
What BANDIER means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept BANDIER, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BANDIER itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 187) | 150 | 187 | 139 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BARDIE, BRAIDE, BREID, ABID, ABRIN, AIRNED, BRANE, DIEB, ERBIA, RANDIE, ABER, BEIN and 25 more, 37 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BANDIER, BARNED, BINER, DENARI, DENAR, RABI, BAE, DENI, DAN, DA and RAI, 11 in all.
These 11 words take every letter of BANDIER plus a single extra one.