BARGEBOARD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BARGEBOARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARGEBOARD?
| 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 BARGEBOARD is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARGEBOARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bargeboardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARGEBOARD scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BARGEBOARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARGEBOARD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BARGEBOARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A board fixed along the sloping edge of a gable to hide the ends of the roof timbers.
A bargeboard is often carved or cut into lace-like patterns, especially on Victorian cottages and Tudor-style houses. Besides decoration, it also shields the roof ends from rain and wind.
How BARGEBOARD is used
Used in building and architecture; vergeboard is the same thing in some regions.
- The cottage had a carved bargeboard painted white.
- Rot had spread through the old bargeboard on the gable.
- He replaced the damaged bargeboard with new oak.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARGEBOARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BARGEBOARD
1 longer words begin with BARGEBOARD.
Shorter words from the letters in BARGEBOARD
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Common questions about BARGEBOARD
- Is BARGEBOARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARGEBOARD, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARGEBOARD worth?
- BARGEBOARD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARGEBOARD mean?
- A board fixed along the sloping edge of a gable to hide the ends of the roof timbers.
- What letters can be added to BARGEBOARD?
- BARGEBOARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BARGEBOARD:
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