BARPS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. BARPS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1r1p3s1
Depends on the listBARPS · 5 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF
9points in Scrabble
11points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 87,138odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BARPS?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.8
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.6%
Our own measure of how useful BARPS is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARPS
No single letter turns BARPS into another word.
How BARPS scores
Scrabble b3a1r1p3s1 9
Words with Friends b4a1r1p4s1 11
Face value of the 5 tiles in BARPS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
Shorter words from the letters in BARPS
baps8 barp8 brap8 arbs6 bars6 bras6 pars6 raps6 rasp6 spar6 bap7 abs5 arb5 asp5 bar5 bas5 bra5 par5 pas5 rap5 sab5 sap5 spa5 ars3 ras3 sar3 ab4 ba4 pa4 ar2 as2
Common questions about BARPS
- Is BARPS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BARPS is not in it.
- How many points is BARPS worth?
- BARPS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BARPS?
- No single letter can be added to BARPS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BARPS:
Open BARPS in the Word Finder