BARBLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BARBLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARBLESS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARBLESS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARBLESS
No single letter turns BARBLESS into another word.
How BARBLESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BARBLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARBLESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BARBLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having no barbs, especially of a fishing hook whose point has no backward-facing spike.
Anglers choose a barbless hook so a fish can be released with little damage. Many rivers and competitions require barbless tackle for exactly that reason.
How BARBLESS is used
Barbless is most often heard in fishing, though it describes any barbed object that has none.
- The river rules allow only barbless hooks.
- He crushed the barb down to make the hook barbless.
- A barbless arrowhead slips out more easily than a barbed one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARBLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BARBLESS
The 8 tiles of BARBLESS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BARBLESS
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Common questions about BARBLESS
- Is BARBLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARBLESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARBLESS worth?
- BARBLESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARBLESS mean?
- Having no barbs, especially of a fishing hook whose point has no backward-facing spike.
- What letters can be added to BARBLESS?
- No single letter can be added to BARBLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BARBLESS:
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