BARKAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. BARKAN is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1r1k5a1n1
Depends on the listBARKAN · 6 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
6letters
1hook available
1 in 459,897odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BARKAN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.5%
Our own measure of how useful BARKAN is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARKAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barkansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARKAN scores
Scrabble b3a1r1k5a1n1 12
Words with Friends b4a1r1k5a1n2 14
Face value of the 6 tiles in BARKAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
Words starting with BARKAN
3 longer words begin with BARKAN.
Shorter words from the letters in BARKAN
banak11 brank11 kabar11 bank10 bark10 brak10 kbar10 krab10 nabk10 arak8 kana8 kara8 karn8 knar8 nark8 rank8 arba6 barn6 bran6 arna4 rana4 kab9 aka7 ark7 aba5 arb5 baa5 ban5 bar5 bra5 nab5 ana3 ran3 ka6 ab4 ba4 aa2 an2 ar2 na2
Common questions about BARKAN
- Is BARKAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BARKAN is not in it.
- How many points is BARKAN worth?
- BARKAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BARKAN?
- BARKAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BARKAN:
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