BARREL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BARREL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARREL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARREL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARREL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barrelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARREL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BARREL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 91,979.
What does BARREL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A cylindrical container, typically bulging slightly in the middle, traditionally built from wooden staves bound with hoops, or the standard quantity it holds.
A barrel is built to be strong and easy to roll, with its curved sides letting it be tipped onto its edge and moved without being lifted, which made it the standard container for shipping liquids and bulk goods for centuries. The word also names fixed measures based on this container, so that oil is still traded in barrels even though it is rarely shipped in wooden casks today, while a barrel of beer or flour follows its own traditional measure. Beyond storage, the same word describes any long cylindrical tube, such as the barrel of a gun, through which a bullet travels, or the barrel of a pen holding its ink. Wine and whisky makers still favour oak barrels deliberately, since the wood itself shapes the flavour of what ages inside.
How BARREL is used
Common in everyday, commercial, and technical use, covering both physical containers and standard units of measure.
- They rolled the empty barrel across the yard.
- Crude oil prices are quoted per barrel worldwide.
- The whisky aged for twelve years in an oak barrel.
- A cleaning rod was pushed down the barrel of the rifle.
- The cellar stored wine in barrel after barrel of dark oak.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARREL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BARREL
14 longer words begin with BARREL.
Shorter words from the letters in BARREL
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Common questions about BARREL
- Is BARREL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARREL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARREL worth?
- BARREL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARREL mean?
- A cylindrical container, typically bulging slightly in the middle, traditionally built from wooden staves bound with hoops, or the standard quantity it holds.
- What letters can be added to BARREL?
- BARREL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BARREL:
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