BARGUEST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BARGUEST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARGUEST?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARGUEST is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARGUEST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barguestsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARGUEST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BARGUEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARGUEST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BARGUEST
- All 8 letters of BARGUEST are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BARGUEST mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialect
A legendary black dog-like goblin from northern England whose appearance foretells death.
In folklore a barguest haunts lanes and gateways at night, often with huge glowing eyes. Tales of it belong to the same family as other spectral hounds of English legend.
How BARGUEST is used
Found in folklore and fantasy writing.
- Villagers swore they saw a barguest near the bridge.
- The barguest of the old story was said to howl before a death.
- He wrote a ballad about the barguest of the moor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARGUEST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BARGUEST
1 longer words begin with BARGUEST.
Shorter words from the letters in BARGUEST
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Common questions about BARGUEST
- Is BARGUEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARGUEST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARGUEST worth?
- BARGUEST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARGUEST mean?
- A legendary black dog-like goblin from northern England whose appearance foretells death.
- What letters can be added to BARGUEST?
- BARGUEST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BARGUEST:
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