BARKENTINE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BARKENTINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARKENTINE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARKENTINE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARKENTINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barkentinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARKENTINE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BARKENTINE, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARKENTINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BARKENTINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A three-masted sailing ship with a square-rigged foremast and fore-and-aft rigging on the other masts.
A barkentine is easier to handle than a full-rigged ship because only the front mast carries square sails. Many were built in the nineteenth century to carry timber and cargo across the Pacific.
How BARKENTINE is used
Nautical term; the spelling barquentine is also found.
- The barkentine rounded the cape under a full spread of sail.
- A restored barkentine now serves as a floating museum.
- He sailed as mate on a timber barkentine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARKENTINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BARKENTINE
1 longer words begin with BARKENTINE.
Shorter words from the letters in BARKENTINE
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Common questions about BARKENTINE
- Is BARKENTINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARKENTINE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARKENTINE worth?
- BARKENTINE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARKENTINE mean?
- A three-masted sailing ship with a square-rigged foremast and fore-and-aft rigging on the other masts.
- What letters can be added to BARKENTINE?
- BARKENTINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BARKENTINE:
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