BARKANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. BARKANS 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BARKANS?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARKANS is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARKANS
No single letter turns BARKANS into another word.
How BARKANS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BARKANS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does BARKANS mean in Scrabble?
BARKANS is the plural of BARKAN.
Shorter words from the letters in BARKANS
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Common questions about BARKANS
- Is BARKANS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BARKANS is not in it.
- How many points is BARKANS worth?
- BARKANS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BARKANS?
- No single letter can be added to BARKANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BARKANS:
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