NINEBARK is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. NINEBARK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NINEBARK?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NINEBARK is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NINEBARK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ninebarksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NINEBARK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NINEBARK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NINEBARK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NINEBARK mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A North American flowering shrub of the rose family whose bark peels away in thin layers.
Gardeners grow ninebark for its clusters of small blossoms and its dark or golden leaves, which suit hedges and borders. The name comes from the way the bark seems to shed many layers.
How NINEBARK is used
Ninebark belongs to the genus Physocarpus.
- The ninebark by the fence bloomed in early summer.
- A purple-leaved ninebark brightens a plain border.
- Peeling strips of bark gave the ninebark its name.
- Bees crowded the ninebark flowers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NINEBARK and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NINEBARK
1 longer words begin with NINEBARK.
Shorter words from the letters in NINEBARK
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Common questions about NINEBARK
- Is NINEBARK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NINEBARK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NINEBARK worth?
- NINEBARK is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NINEBARK mean?
- A North American flowering shrub of the rose family whose bark peels away in thin layers.
- What letters can be added to NINEBARK?
- NINEBARK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NINEBARK:
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