BARRACOUTA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BARRACOUTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARRACOUTA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARRACOUTA is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARRACOUTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barracoutasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARRACOUTA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BARRACOUTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARRACOUTA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BARRACOUTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australian
A long, slim, sharp-toothed fish of southern seas that is caught for food.
Anglers in Tasmania and New Zealand catch the barracouta from small boats, and it is often smoked or sold as fish and chips. Despite the similar name, the barracouta is a different fish from the tropical barracuda.
How BARRACOUTA is used
Used in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, where it is a common catch.
- We hooked a barracouta just off the coast.
- The barracouta is a popular fish in New Zealand cooking.
- A barracouta has a long body and rows of sharp teeth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARRACOUTA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BARRACOUTA
1 longer words begin with BARRACOUTA.
Shorter words from the letters in BARRACOUTA
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Common questions about BARRACOUTA
- Is BARRACOUTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARRACOUTA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARRACOUTA worth?
- BARRACOUTA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARRACOUTA mean?
- A long, slim, sharp-toothed fish of southern seas that is caught for food.
- What letters can be added to BARRACOUTA?
- BARRACOUTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BARRACOUTA:
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