BARLEY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BARLEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARLEY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARLEY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARLEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barleysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARLEY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BARLEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about BARLEY
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BARLEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A hardy cereal grass grown for its grain, used for animal feed, for malting into beer and whisky, and in soups and bread.
Barley is one of the oldest cultivated grains and thrives in cooler or poorer soils where wheat would struggle. Most of the crop goes to feed animals or to be malted, a process of sprouting and drying that supplies the sugars for brewing. Pearl barley, the polished grain with its husk removed, is the form usually dropped into stews.
How BARLEY is used
An uncountable noun in everyday use; one speaks of a field of barley.
- The farmer sowed barley in the lower field.
- A bowl of barley soup warmed us after the long walk.
- Most of the local barley goes to the brewery.
- Golden barley swayed in the late summer wind.
- Whisky is distilled from malted barley.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARLEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BARLEY
The 6 tiles of BARLEY in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BARLEY
3 longer words begin with BARLEY.
Shorter words from the letters in BARLEY
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Common questions about BARLEY
- Is BARLEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARLEY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARLEY worth?
- BARLEY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARLEY mean?
- A hardy cereal grass grown for its grain, used for animal feed, for malting into beer and whisky, and in soups and bread.
- What letters can be added to BARLEY?
- BARLEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BARLEY:
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