BARQUANTINE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. BARQUANTINE 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BARQUANTINE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARQUANTINE is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARQUANTINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barquantinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARQUANTINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BARQUANTINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARQUANTINE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BARQUANTINE
1 longer words begin with BARQUANTINE.
Shorter words from the letters in BARQUANTINE
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Common questions about BARQUANTINE
- Is BARQUANTINE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BARQUANTINE is not in it.
- How many points is BARQUANTINE worth?
- BARQUANTINE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BARQUANTINE?
- BARQUANTINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BARQUANTINE:
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