BARONG is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BARONG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARONG?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARONG is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARONG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barongsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARONG scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BARONG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does BARONG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A broad-bladed knife from the Philippines, shaped rather like a leaf.
The barong is a traditional blade of the Philippines, widest toward the tip, which gives it the weight needed for chopping. It was long associated with the Moro peoples of the southern islands, and it is both a tool and a weapon. The name is also given to the barong tagalog, the lightweight embroidered shirt worn at formal events, but the blade is the original use of the word. Collectors value old examples with carved hilts.
How BARONG is used
Refers to the knife; the shirt is usually named in full as barong tagalog.
- The museum displayed a barong with a carved wooden hilt.
- He kept an old barong on the wall of his study.
- The barong has a heavy blade that widens toward the tip.
- A barong was once carried by warriors in the southern islands.
- She read how the barong differs from the straighter bolo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARONG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BARONG
The 6 tiles of BARONG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BARONG
1 longer words begin with BARONG.
Shorter words from the letters in BARONG
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Common questions about BARONG
- Is BARONG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARONG, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARONG worth?
- BARONG is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARONG mean?
- A broad-bladed knife from the Philippines, shaped rather like a leaf.
- What letters can be added to BARONG?
- BARONG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BARONG:
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