BARACANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. BARACANS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1r1a1c3a1n1s1
Depends on the listBARACANS · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BARACANS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
38WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.88%
Our own measure of how useful BARACANS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARACANS
No single letter turns BARACANS into another word.
How BARACANS scores
Scrabble b3a1r1a1c3a1n1s1 12
Words with Friends b4a1r1a1c4a1n2s1 15
Face value of the 8 tiles in BARACANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARACANS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BARACANS
baracan11 cabanas11 arcanas9 abacas10 barcas10 cabana10 casaba10 scarab10 anabas8 arabas8 arcana8 abaca9 abacs9 bancs9 barca9 cabas9 carbs9 crabs9 scrab9 araba7 arbas7 barns7 basan7 brans7 carns7 crans7 narcs7 sabra7 sacra7 scran7 arnas5 asana5 naras5 ranas5 saran5 abac8 bacs8 banc8 caba8 cabs8
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Common questions about BARACANS
- Is BARACANS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BARACANS is not in it.
- How many points is BARACANS worth?
- BARACANS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BARACANS?
- No single letter can be added to BARACANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BARACANS:
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