BARRASWAY is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. BARRASWAY is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
b3a1r1r1a1s1w4a1y4
PlayableBARRASWAY · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BARRASWAY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.44%
Our own measure of how useful BARRASWAY is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARRASWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barraswaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARRASWAY scores
Scrabble b3a1r1r1a1s1w4a1y4 17
Words with Friends b4a1r1r1a1s1w4a1y3 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in BARRASWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARRASWAY has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BARRASWAY
1 longer words begin with BARRASWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in BARRASWAY
warrays13 warray12 abayas11 abrays11 arrays9 arabas8 barras8 warby13 asway11 aways11 abaya10 abray10 barry10 bawrs10 braws10 brays10 warbs10 yabas10 array8 rayas8 yaars8 yarrs8 araba7 arbas7 barra7 sabra7 arars5 arras5 away10 awry10 sway10 wary10 ways10 yaws10 abys9 bawr9 baya9 bays9 braw9 bray9
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Common questions about BARRASWAY
- Is BARRASWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BARRASWAY is not in it.
- How many points is BARRASWAY worth?
- BARRASWAY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BARRASWAY?
- BARRASWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BARRASWAY:
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