BARS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BARS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARS
Front hooks — 1
kbarsBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BARS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BARS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about BARS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BARS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Long, rigid pieces of a solid material such as metal, or, in an idiomatic sense, imprisonment.
A bar is a straight, solid length of metal, wood or another firm material, and in the plural, bars are often what a cage, gate or window grille is made from; the fixed phrase behind bars uses this sense to mean in prison. Bars is also simply the plural of the many other senses of bar, including the places where drinks are served.
How BARS is used
Common in everyday speech, most recognisable in the idiom behind bars meaning imprisoned.
- Thick iron bars covered the basement window.
- He spent ten years behind bars for the robbery.
- The gymnast gripped the parallel bars tightly.
- Chocolate bars were stacked near the checkout counter.
- The cage was made from welded steel bars.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BARS
The 4 tiles of BARS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BARS
2 longer words begin with BARS.
Words ending in BARS
Showing 24 of 49 words that end in BARS. Useful as a back hook: play BARS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BARS
Common questions about BARS
- Is BARS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARS worth?
- BARS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARS mean?
- Long, rigid pieces of a solid material such as metal, or, in an idiomatic sense, imprisonment.
- What letters can be added to BARS?
- BARS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BARS:
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