BARRATING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. BARRATING 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BARRATING?
| 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 BARRATING is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARRATING
No single letter turns BARRATING into another word.
How BARRATING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BARRATING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARRATING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BARRATING mean in Scrabble?
BARRATING is the -ing form (present participle) of BARRAT.
Shorter words from the letters in BARRATING
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Common questions about BARRATING
- Is BARRATING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BARRATING is not in it.
- How many points is BARRATING worth?
- BARRATING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BARRATING?
- No single letter can be added to BARRATING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BARRATING:
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