BARNACLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BARNACLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARNACLE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARNACLE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARNACLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARNACLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BARNACLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARNACLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BARNACLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small marine crustacean that fixes itself permanently to rocks, ship hulls and other surfaces and feeds by filtering the water.
Barnacles cement themselves head-first to a surface and grow a hard shell around their bodies. On ships they add drag and must be scraped off. The word is also used figuratively for someone or something that clings stubbornly.
How BARNACLE is used
Barnacle can describe the animal itself or, figuratively, an unwanted hanger-on.
- Every rock at low tide was crusted with barnacle shells.
- Divers scraped the barnacle growth from the hull.
- He clung to the old job like a barnacle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARNACLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BARNACLE
The 8 tiles of BARNACLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BARNACLE
2 longer words begin with BARNACLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BARNACLE
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Common questions about BARNACLE
- Is BARNACLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARNACLE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARNACLE worth?
- BARNACLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARNACLE mean?
- A small marine crustacean that fixes itself permanently to rocks, ship hulls and other surfaces and feeds by filtering the water.
- What letters can be added to BARNACLE?
- BARNACLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BARNACLE:
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