BARRELHOUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BARRELHOUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARRELHOUSE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARRELHOUSE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARRELHOUSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barrelhousesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARRELHOUSE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BARRELHOUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARRELHOUSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BARRELHOUSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A cheap, rough bar or dance hall, or the loud, driving style of jazz and blues piano played in such places.
The barrelhouse was a place where workers drank from barrels and listened to pianists pounding out rhythms. The musical style that grew there is a forerunner of boogie-woogie.
How BARRELHOUSE is used
Used for a disreputable drinking spot and for an unpolished style of piano music.
- The musician learned to play in a Mississippi barrelhouse.
- The barrelhouse echoed with piano and shouting.
- He recorded a lively barrelhouse number.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARRELHOUSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BARRELHOUSE
1 longer words begin with BARRELHOUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in BARRELHOUSE
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Common questions about BARRELHOUSE
- Is BARRELHOUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARRELHOUSE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARRELHOUSE worth?
- BARRELHOUSE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARRELHOUSE mean?
- A cheap, rough bar or dance hall, or the loud, driving style of jazz and blues piano played in such places.
- What letters can be added to BARRELHOUSE?
- BARRELHOUSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BARRELHOUSE:
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