BERBERIS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BERBERIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BERBERIS?
| 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 BERBERIS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BERBERIS
No single letter turns BERBERIS into another word.
How BERBERIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BERBERIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BERBERIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BERBERIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A large genus of shrubs, the barberries, found in temperate regions and known for spiny stems and red or blue berries.
Gardeners plant berberis for its dense thorny growth, which makes a barrier hedge, and for its autumn colour. Many kinds are cultivated, with leaves from green to deep purple.
How BERBERIS is used
Berberis is the genus name, and gardeners use it as a general word for these shrubs.
- A berberis hedge kept the deer from the garden.
- The berberis leaves turned crimson in October.
- Birds feed on berberis berries in winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BERBERIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BERBERIS
1 longer words begin with BERBERIS.
Shorter words from the letters in BERBERIS
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Common questions about BERBERIS
- Is BERBERIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BERBERIS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BERBERIS worth?
- BERBERIS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BERBERIS mean?
- A large genus of shrubs, the barberries, found in temperate regions and known for spiny stems and red or blue berries.
- What letters can be added to BERBERIS?
- No single letter can be added to BERBERIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BERBERIS:
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