KBAR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. KBAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KBAR?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KBAR is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KBAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kbarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KBAR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KBAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What stands out about KBAR
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 KBAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A unit of pressure equal to a thousand bars.
The kbar is used in geology, where pressures inside the crust run to tens of them, and in almost nothing else. Written as one word it looks like a misprint, and journals print it that way regardless.
How KBAR is used
Countable: a kbar, two kbars.
- Pressure at that depth is about ten kbar.
- The word kbar looks like a misprint and is not.
- Geology uses kbar and other fields use pascals.
- One kbar is a thousand bars.
- Two kbar of difference changes which mineral forms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KBAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KBAR
The 4 tiles of KBAR in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with KBAR
1 longer words begin with KBAR.
Words ending in KBAR
2 words end in KBAR. Useful as a back hook: play KBAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with KBAR inside
2 words contain KBAR in the middle. Words that start with KBAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KBAR
Common questions about KBAR
- Is KBAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KBAR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KBAR worth?
- KBAR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KBAR mean?
- A unit of pressure equal to a thousand bars.
- What letters can be added to KBAR?
- KBAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KBAR:
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