BARILLA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BARILLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARILLA?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARILLA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARILLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barillasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARILLA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BARILLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does BARILLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An impure soda ash made by burning certain seaside plants, or the plant itself.
Before industrial chemistry, barilla from Spain was a main source of soda for making glass and soap. The plants were burned in pits and the ashes leached to produce the alkali.
How BARILLA is used
Barilla is a historical word from the glass, soap and chemical trades.
- The glassmaker imported barilla from the Spanish coast.
- Burning the plants yielded crude barilla.
- Soap makers once relied on barilla for alkali.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARILLA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BARILLA
The 7 tiles of BARILLA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BARILLA
1 longer words begin with BARILLA.
Shorter words from the letters in BARILLA
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Common questions about BARILLA
- Is BARILLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARILLA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARILLA worth?
- BARILLA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARILLA mean?
- An impure soda ash made by burning certain seaside plants, or the plant itself.
- What letters can be added to BARILLA?
- BARILLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BARILLA:
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