Unscramble STOPBANDS and you have 219 words, STOPBANDS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from STOPBANDS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 1 with 7, 14 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in STOPBANDS: STOPBAND, for 13 points.
DOPANTS is the only one of the 7-letter words made with STOPBANDS letters; it scores 10 points.
Of the 60 5-letter words from STOPBANDS, 11 score 8 points, the group's best. POSTS, STAND and BANDS are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words made with STOPBANDS letters, BAPS and BOPS tie for first at 8 points. POST, PAST and BAND are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble STOPBANDS are led by BAP and BOP, 7 points each. TOP, BAD and ADS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of STOPBANDS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with ST · ending in DS · all 9-letter words
The meaning of STOPBANDS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
STOPBANDS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STOPBANDS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 219) | 175 | 219 | 153 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPADOS, BASONS, BASTOS, DOABS, PANDS, POTASS, SPODS, APSOS, BANTS, BASON, BASTO, DOAB and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: STOPBANDS, STOPBAND, ADBOTS, ADBOT, SOBAS, APOS, DOSAS, OBAS, OPAS, SOBA, APO, OBA and 10 more, 22 in all.