BARDE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BARDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARDE?
| 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 BARDE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARDE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARDE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BARDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about BARDE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BARDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A piece of defensive armour covering a horse's neck, chest, and flanks.
A barde protected a warhorse the way plate armour protected its rider, and full sets covered the animal from head to tail with separate shaped pieces for the neck, chest, and rump. Knights fitted their mounts with barde mainly for the tournament and the battlefield, since the weight made ordinary riding impractical. The same word could also serve as a verb, to barde a horse, meaning to fit it with this armour.
How BARDE is used
A historical term for horse armour; also used, more rarely, as a verb meaning to fit a horse with such armour.
- The knight's horse wore a barde of hammered steel plates.
- Museum displays show a full barde next to the armour worn by its rider.
- Craftsmen fitted the barde piece by piece before the tournament.
- A heavy barde slowed the horse but stopped most sword cuts.
- They barded the destrier before leading it into the lists.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BARDE
The 5 tiles of BARDE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with BARDE
2 longer words begin with BARDE.
Words ending in BARDE
1 words end in BARDE. Useful as a back hook: play BARDE onto a word already on the board.
Words with BARDE inside
7 words contain BARDE in the middle. Words that start with BARDE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BARDE
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Common questions about BARDE
- Is BARDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARDE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARDE worth?
- BARDE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARDE mean?
- A piece of defensive armour covering a horse's neck, chest, and flanks.
- What letters can be added to BARDE?
- BARDE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BARDE:
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