BARTISAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BARTISAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARTISAN?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARTISAN is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARTISAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bartisansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARTISAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BARTISAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARTISAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BARTISAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small overhanging turret on the corner of a tower or wall, used for defence.
A bartisan juts out from the top of the building so defenders can look and shoot downward. Many castles and old churches in Scotland still carry such corner turrets as decoration.
How BARTISAN is used
Bartisan is a term from castle architecture, and bartizan is the more usual spelling.
- An archer stood in the bartisan watching the road below.
- Each corner of the tower was crowned with a stone bartisan.
- The architect added a bartisan to give the house a medieval look.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARTISAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BARTISAN
The 8 tiles of BARTISAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BARTISAN
1 longer words begin with BARTISAN.
Shorter words from the letters in BARTISAN
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Common questions about BARTISAN
- Is BARTISAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARTISAN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARTISAN worth?
- BARTISAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARTISAN mean?
- A small overhanging turret on the corner of a tower or wall, used for defence.
- What letters can be added to BARTISAN?
- BARTISAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BARTISAN:
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