BARCAROLLE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BARCAROLLE 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 BARCAROLLE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARCAROLLE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARCAROLLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barcarollesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARCAROLLE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BARCAROLLE, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARCAROLLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BARCAROLLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A gently swaying song or piece of music in the style of a Venetian gondolier's boat song.
Chopin and Offenbach both wrote a famous barcarolle, with a rocking rhythm that suggests the motion of oars on water. The word barcarolle may refer to a vocal song or to an instrumental piece for piano or orchestra.
How BARCAROLLE is used
Used in classical music for a lilting, boat-like piece.
- The orchestra played a barcarolle from the opera.
- Chopin's Barcarolle is a favourite of concert pianists.
- Its swaying rhythm marks the piece as a barcarolle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARCAROLLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BARCAROLLE
1 longer words begin with BARCAROLLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BARCAROLLE
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Common questions about BARCAROLLE
- Is BARCAROLLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARCAROLLE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARCAROLLE worth?
- BARCAROLLE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARCAROLLE mean?
- A gently swaying song or piece of music in the style of a Venetian gondolier's boat song.
- What letters can be added to BARCAROLLE?
- BARCAROLLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BARCAROLLE:
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