BARKENS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. BARKENS 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 BARKENS?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARKENS is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARKENS
No single letter turns BARKENS into another word.
How BARKENS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BARKENS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
Anagrams of BARKENS
The 7 tiles of BARKENS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BARKENS
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Common questions about BARKENS
- Is BARKENS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BARKENS is not in it.
- How many points is BARKENS worth?
- BARKENS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BARKENS?
- No single letter can be added to BARKENS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BARKENS:
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