BARISTA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BARISTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARISTA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARISTA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARISTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
baristasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARISTA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BARISTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does BARISTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who prepares and serves coffee, especially espresso drinks, in a coffee bar.
Borrowed from Italian, barista names a skilled worker who grinds, tamps, steams milk and sometimes draws art in the foam. Competitions are held to find the best barista in a country.
How BARISTA is used
Barista is now a standard English job title in cafes and coffee shops.
- The barista made her a flat white with a leaf pattern.
- He trained as a barista before opening his own shop.
- Our barista remembers every regular order.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARISTA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BARISTA
The 7 tiles of BARISTA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BARISTA
1 longer words begin with BARISTA.
Shorter words from the letters in BARISTA
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Common questions about BARISTA
- Is BARISTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARISTA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARISTA worth?
- BARISTA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARISTA mean?
- A person who prepares and serves coffee, especially espresso drinks, in a coffee bar.
- What letters can be added to BARISTA?
- BARISTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BARISTA:
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