BARITE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BARITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARITE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARITE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
baritesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARITE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BARITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,033.
What stands out about BARITE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BARITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A common, heavy mineral consisting of barium sulfate, typically found as pale or colourless tabular crystals and mined as the chief source of barium.
Barite forms in veins and sedimentary rock, often alongside metallic ores, and is easily recognised by geologists for its unusually high density compared with other pale, non-metallic minerals of similar appearance. Because it is so heavy, ground barite is added to drilling fluids used in oil and gas wells, where its weight helps control pressure deep underground, and it also serves as a filler in paint, paper, and plastics. The mineral is chemically inert and does not dissolve easily in water, which makes it safe to use even in large industrial quantities. It is also known by the older spelling baryte, particularly in British scientific writing.
How BARITE is used
A technical term from mineralogy and the oil and gas industry, rarely met outside those fields.
- Geologists identified the pale crystals in the vein as barite.
- Barite is ground into a fine powder for use in drilling mud.
- The mineral collection included a large tabular barite sample.
- Barite's high density sets it apart from similar-looking pale minerals.
- Manufacturers add barite to paint as a heavy, inert filler.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARITE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BARITE
The 6 tiles of BARITE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with BARITE
1 longer words begin with BARITE.
Shorter words from the letters in BARITE
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Common questions about BARITE
- Is BARITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARITE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARITE worth?
- BARITE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARITE mean?
- A common, heavy mineral consisting of barium sulfate, typically found as pale or colourless tabular crystals and mined as the chief source of barium.
- What letters can be added to BARITE?
- BARITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BARITE:
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