BARBET is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BARBET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARBET?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARBET is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARBET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barbetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARBET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BARBET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does BARBET mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, stout, brightly coloured tropical bird with a heavy bill ringed by stiff bristles.
Barbets live in the forests of Africa, Asia and South America, where they hammer out nest holes in dead wood and feed mostly on fruit and insects. The name refers to the tufts of bristle-like feathers around the base of the bill, from the Latin word for beard. Their loud, repetitive calls echo through the canopy, which is often how birdwatchers find them before they see one.
How BARBET is used
A term of birdwatching and zoology; also an old name for a curly-haired dog.
- A barbet clung to the trunk and called all morning.
- The red-faced barbet fed on figs in the canopy.
- We heard the barbet long before we saw it.
- Each barbet digs its own nest hole in rotten wood.
- The photographer waited hours for a barbet to appear.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARBET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BARBET
The 6 tiles of BARBET in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BARBET
3 longer words begin with BARBET.
Shorter words from the letters in BARBET
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Common questions about BARBET
- Is BARBET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARBET, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARBET worth?
- BARBET is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARBET mean?
- A small, stout, brightly coloured tropical bird with a heavy bill ringed by stiff bristles.
- What letters can be added to BARBET?
- BARBET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BARBET:
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