BARAGOUIN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. BARAGOUIN 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.
Which word lists accept BARAGOUIN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARAGOUIN is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARAGOUIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
baragouinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARAGOUIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BARAGOUIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARAGOUIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BARAGOUIN
- BARAGOUIN runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with BARAGOUIN
1 longer words begin with BARAGOUIN.
Shorter words from the letters in BARAGOUIN
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Common questions about BARAGOUIN
- Is BARAGOUIN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BARAGOUIN is not in it.
- How many points is BARAGOUIN worth?
- BARAGOUIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BARAGOUIN?
- BARAGOUIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BARAGOUIN:
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