BAND — 4 letter word
band
The word band has 4 letters: B, A, N, D. It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs, especially to decorate the body".
4 letter word "band": B A N D — noun
Scrabble score: 7 Words With Friends score: 9
Letter analysis of band
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
1 vowels, 3 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of band
noun
- a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs, especially to decorate the body "I wore a band around my waste, which was in fashion at the time."
- an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material Synonyms: banding, stripe
- a restraint put around something to hold it together
- a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) Synonyms: ring
- a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration
- a driving belt in machinery
- jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger Synonyms: ring
- a stripe or stripes of contrasting color "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands" Synonyms: banding
- a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure Synonyms: isthmus
- a range of frequencies between two limits
- an unofficial association of people or groups Synonyms: circle
- instrumentalists not including string players
- a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing Synonyms: dance band, dance orchestra
verb
- to attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify "We banded the baby birds before returning them to the nest." Synonyms: ring
- to bind or tie together, as with a band "I banded the lobster's claws after we caught it."