BARRACK is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BARRACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARRACK?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARRACK is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARRACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barracksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARRACK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BARRACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,411 thousand.
What does BARRACK mean in Scrabble?
verb
BritishAustralian
To shout loudly at a speaker or player to jeer, or in some regions to shout support for a team.
Fans might barrack an opposing team to put it off. In Australia the word often means to cheer for ones own side. Another sense is to house soldiers in barracks.
How BARRACK is used
Barrack can mean jeer in British use and cheer in Australian use.
- The crowd began to barrack the visiting side.
- Supporters barrack loudly for their local club.
- Troops were ordered to barrack in the old fort.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARRACK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BARRACK
6 longer words begin with BARRACK.
Shorter words from the letters in BARRACK
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Common questions about BARRACK
- Is BARRACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARRACK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARRACK worth?
- BARRACK is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARRACK mean?
- To shout loudly at a speaker or player to jeer, or in some regions to shout support for a team.
- What letters can be added to BARRACK?
- BARRACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BARRACK:
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