BARCHANE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. BARCHANE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BARCHANE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARCHANE is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARCHANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barchanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARCHANE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BARCHANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARCHANE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BARCHANE
1 longer words begin with BARCHANE.
Shorter words from the letters in BARCHANE
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Common questions about BARCHANE
- Is BARCHANE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BARCHANE is not in it.
- How many points is BARCHANE worth?
- BARCHANE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BARCHANE?
- BARCHANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BARCHANE:
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