BARBICEL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BARBICEL 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 BARBICEL?
| 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 BARBICEL is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARBICEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barbicelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARBICEL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BARBICEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARBICEL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BARBICEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologytechnical
One of the tiny hooks on a feather barbule that links it to the neighbouring barbule.
Rows of each barbicel act like a zip, holding the vane of a feather smooth. When a bird preens, it re-hooks any barbicel that has come apart.
How BARBICEL is used
Used in ornithology and feather anatomy, where barbicel is almost always plural.
- Under the microscope each barbicel looked like a minute hook.
- A damaged barbicel leaves a gap in the feather vane.
- Preening restores the barbicel connections between barbules.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARBICEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BARBICEL
1 longer words begin with BARBICEL.
Shorter words from the letters in BARBICEL
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Common questions about BARBICEL
- Is BARBICEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARBICEL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARBICEL worth?
- BARBICEL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARBICEL mean?
- One of the tiny hooks on a feather barbule that links it to the neighbouring barbule.
- What letters can be added to BARBICEL?
- BARBICEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BARBICEL:
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