BERNICLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BERNICLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BERNICLE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BERNICLE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BERNICLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
berniclesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BERNICLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BERNICLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BERNICLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BERNICLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologydialect
A northern European wild goose with a black-and-white head, usually known as the barnacle goose.
Bernicle is an old spelling variant for the barnacle goose, a bird that breeds in the Arctic and winters on coasts. Medieval tales held that the birds hatched from shells on driftwood.
How BERNICLE is used
Bernicle is an uncommon name, mostly found in older bird books.
- A flock of bernicle geese grazed on the salt marsh.
- The bernicle has a pale face and a dark neck.
- Old writers believed the bernicle grew on trees.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BERNICLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BERNICLE
1 longer words begin with BERNICLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BERNICLE
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Common questions about BERNICLE
- Is BERNICLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BERNICLE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BERNICLE worth?
- BERNICLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BERNICLE mean?
- A northern European wild goose with a black-and-white head, usually known as the barnacle goose.
- What letters can be added to BERNICLE?
- BERNICLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BERNICLE:
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