BARDY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BARDY 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BARDY?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARDY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARDY
No single letter turns BARDY into another word.
How BARDY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BARDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does BARDY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scots
Cheeky, impudent or given to scolding.
A bardy child answers back, and a bardy remark is one thrown out to provoke rather than inform. Scots speakers apply it to a person's manner more than to a single act, so someone can be called bardy as a general trait rather than for one rude moment. It sits close in feeling to cocky or saucy but keeps its own regional flavour.
How BARDY is used
Heard mainly in Scots and northern British speech; unfamiliar to most other English speakers.
- Her bardy answer earned her a sharp look from the teacher.
- He has always been a bit bardy with strangers.
- The old woman scolded the bardy boy for his cheek.
- A bardy tone crept into his voice as the argument continued.
- Nobody expected such a bardy reply from the youngest apprentice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARDY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BARDY
Common questions about BARDY
- Is BARDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARDY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARDY worth?
- BARDY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARDY mean?
- Cheeky, impudent or given to scolding.
- What letters can be added to BARDY?
- No single letter can be added to BARDY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BARDY:
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