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BARRANCA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. BARRANCA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.

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PlayableBARRANCA · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept BARRANCA?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 42 / 100

42WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.5
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
6.13%

Our own measure of how useful BARRANCA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BARRANCA

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

barrancas13

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BARRANCA scores

Scrabble b3a1r1r1a1n1c3a1 12
Words with Friends b4a1r1r1a1n2c4a1 15

Face value of the 8 tiles in BARRANCA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b12
a39
r26
n16
c12

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARRANCA has to be built on the board across turns.

Anagrams of BARRANCA

barracan12

The 8 tiles of BARRANCA in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with BARRANCA

barrancas13

1 longer words begin with BARRANCA.

Shorter words from the letters in BARRANCA

baracan11 carbarn11 cabana10 arcana8 abaca9 barca9 araba7 barra7 abac8 banc8 caba8 carb8 crab8 arba6 barn6 bran6 carn6 carr6 cran6 narc6 raca6 arar4 arna4 rana4 bac7 cab7 aba5 arb5 arc5 baa5 ban5 bar5 bra5 brr5 caa5 can5 car5 nab5 ana3 ran3

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Common questions about BARRANCA

Is BARRANCA valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARRANCA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BARRANCA worth?
BARRANCA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BARRANCA?
BARRANCA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BARRANCA:

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