BARRELFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BARRELFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARRELFUL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARRELFUL is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARRELFUL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barrelfulsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARRELFUL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BARRELFUL, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARRELFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BARRELFUL mean in Scrabble?
noun
The amount that a barrel can hold.
As a measure it is loose, since barrels come in many sizes, so a barrelful is more of a picture than a figure. In figurative speech it suggests a generous, overflowing amount, as in a barrelful of laughs.
How BARRELFUL is used
Used with of, both for real liquids and goods and for lively exaggeration.
- The brewer rolled out a barrelful of fresh cider.
- They carried a barrelful of apples down to the cellar.
- The party was a barrelful of fun from start to finish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARRELFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BARRELFUL
The 9 tiles of BARRELFUL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BARRELFUL
1 longer words begin with BARRELFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in BARRELFUL
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Common questions about BARRELFUL
- Is BARRELFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARRELFUL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARRELFUL worth?
- BARRELFUL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARRELFUL mean?
- The amount that a barrel can hold.
- What letters can be added to BARRELFUL?
- BARRELFUL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BARRELFUL:
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