BARRISTERIAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. BARRISTERIAL 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BARRISTERIAL?
| 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 BARRISTERIAL is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARRISTERIAL
No single letter turns BARRISTERIAL into another word.
How BARRISTERIAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BARRISTERIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARRISTERIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BARRISTERIAL
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Common questions about BARRISTERIAL
- Is BARRISTERIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BARRISTERIAL is not in it.
- How many points is BARRISTERIAL worth?
- BARRISTERIAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BARRISTERIAL?
- No single letter can be added to BARRISTERIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BARRISTERIAL:
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