BARQUE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BARQUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARQUE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARQUE is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARQUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barquesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARQUE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BARQUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does BARQUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
nauticalBritish
A sailing ship with three or more masts, square-rigged forward and fore-and-aft aft.
A barque sailed with fewer crew than a full-rigged ship. Poets also use the word for any small boat.
How BARQUE is used
Used in nautical writing and poetry.
- The barque rounded the cape in a gale.
- An old barque lay in the harbour.
- The poet dreamed of a silver barque.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARQUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BARQUE
5 longer words begin with BARQUE.
Shorter words from the letters in BARQUE
Common questions about BARQUE
- Is BARQUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARQUE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARQUE worth?
- BARQUE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARQUE mean?
- A sailing ship with three or more masts, square-rigged forward and fore-and-aft aft.
- What letters can be added to BARQUE?
- BARQUE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BARQUE:
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