BARBICAN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BARBICAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARBICAN?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARBICAN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARBICAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barbicansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARBICAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BARBICAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARBICAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BARBICAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A fortified outer gateway or tower guarding the entrance to a castle or walled town.
A barbican forced attackers into a narrow killing ground before they could reach the main gate. In London the word survives as the name of a district and an arts centre.
How BARBICAN is used
Used in medieval history and about a castle barbican or old city walls.
- Archers lined the walls of the barbican.
- The drawbridge led across the moat to the barbican.
- Only the ruined barbican of the castle still stands.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARBICAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BARBICAN
1 longer words begin with BARBICAN.
Shorter words from the letters in BARBICAN
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Common questions about BARBICAN
- Is BARBICAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARBICAN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARBICAN worth?
- BARBICAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARBICAN mean?
- A fortified outer gateway or tower guarding the entrance to a castle or walled town.
- What letters can be added to BARBICAN?
- BARBICAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BARBICAN:
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