BARRACANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. BARRACANS 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BARRACANS?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful BARRACANS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARRACANS
No single letter turns BARRACANS into another word.
How BARRACANS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BARRACANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARRACANS has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of BARRACANS
The 9 tiles of BARRACANS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BARRACANS
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Common questions about BARRACANS
- Is BARRACANS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BARRACANS is not in it.
- How many points is BARRACANS worth?
- BARRACANS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BARRACANS?
- No single letter can be added to BARRACANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BARRACANS:
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