BARCAROLE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BARCAROLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARCAROLE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARCAROLE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARCAROLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barcarolesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARCAROLE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BARCAROLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARCAROLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BARCAROLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A song sung by Venetian gondoliers, or a piece of music imitating its gently swaying rhythm.
The barcarole takes its mood from the rowing of a boat, with a lilting beat that rises and falls like the water. Composers have borrowed the form for piano pieces and for famous moments in opera.
How BARCAROLE is used
Used in music writing for boat songs and for instrumental works in that style.
- The gondolier sang a barcarole as the boat glided under the bridge.
- She played a slow barcarole on the piano.
- The opera includes a famous barcarole in its second act.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARCAROLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BARCAROLE
1 longer words begin with BARCAROLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BARCAROLE
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Common questions about BARCAROLE
- Is BARCAROLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARCAROLE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARCAROLE worth?
- BARCAROLE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARCAROLE mean?
- A song sung by Venetian gondoliers, or a piece of music imitating its gently swaying rhythm.
- What letters can be added to BARCAROLE?
- BARCAROLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BARCAROLE:
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