BARBATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BARBATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARBATE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARBATE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARBATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barbatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BARBATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BARBATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does BARBATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botanyzoology
Having a beard or tufts of long hairs.
Barbate is a technical word used by botanists and zoologists when they describe leaves, petals or animals with a tuft of hairs. It comes from the Latin word for beard.
How BARBATE is used
Barbate turns up in scientific descriptions rather than in everyday talk.
- The botanist noted a barbate petal on the lower lip of the flower.
- A barbate tuft of hair grew at the tip of the leaf.
- The description called the plant barbate along its stem.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARBATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BARBATE
1 longer words begin with BARBATE.
Shorter words from the letters in BARBATE
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Common questions about BARBATE
- Is BARBATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARBATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARBATE worth?
- BARBATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARBATE mean?
- Having a beard or tufts of long hairs.
- What letters can be added to BARBATE?
- BARBATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BARBATE:
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