Unscramble SPACEBANDS and you have 254 words, SPACEBANDS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SPACEBANDS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 11 with 7, 41 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in SPACEBANDS: SPACEBAND, for 16 points.
BECAPS tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SPACEBANDS at 12 points; next come BEDPAN and ENDCAP on 11. PASSED, SPACES and DANCES will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words made with SPACEBANDS letters is BECAP, 11 points; CAPED and PACED on 10 follow. BASED, SPACE and DANCE are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SPACEBANDS, 17 score 8 points, the group's best. BASE, BAND and CAPE are the ones most people know.
7 of 60 3-letter words from SPACEBANDS tie at 7 points; none scores more. CAN, END and BAD will look familiar.
These 2 words have the length of SPACEBANDS, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with SP · ending in DS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BANDPASS and PASSBAND (13 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. SPACEBANDS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPACEBANDS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 254) | 206 | 253 | 186 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SCAPAED, CASPASE, ESPADAS, PANCES, SCAPAS, ABACS, ABANDS, BASSED, CABAS, CAPAS, ESPADA, PANCE and 36 more, 48 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BANDPASS, ENDCAPS, ENDCAP, BANCS, BANDAS, CASSENA, DECANS, BANC, BANDA, DECAN, NAPED, DEPS and 8 more, 20 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BAASES.