Scrabble Word Finder

PARBUCKLE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points

Yes. PARBUCKLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.

p3a1r1b3u1c3k5l1e1
PlayablePARBUCKLE · 9 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
9letters
2hooks available

Which word lists accept PARBUCKLE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 36 / 100

36WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
2.11
Hooks 25%
2
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
4.67%

Our own measure of how useful PARBUCKLE is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PARBUCKLE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 2

parbuckled21 parbuckles20

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PARBUCKLE scores

Scrabble p3a1r1b3u1c3k5l1e1 19
Words with Friends p4a1r1b4u2c4k5l2e1 24

Face value of the 9 tiles in PARBUCKLE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
p12
a19
r16
b12
u14
c12
k11
l14
e112

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARBUCKLE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about PARBUCKLE

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with PARBUCKLE

parbuckled21 parbuckles20

2 longer words begin with PARBUCKLE.

Shorter words from the letters in PARBUCKLE

palebuck18 blacker15 breakup15 bruckle15 buckler15 plucker15 upbreak15 baulker13 bluecap13 caulker13 curable11 puberal11 backup16 backer14 bucker14 buckle14 packer14 pucker14 puckle14 reback14 repack14 balker12 bulker12 calker12 cauker12 lacker12 rackle12 ruckle12 apercu10 becurl10 burlap10 cabler10 carpel10 craple10 culpae10 curpel10 parcel10 placer10 rubace10 upbear10

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Common questions about PARBUCKLE

Is PARBUCKLE valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARBUCKLE, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PARBUCKLE worth?
PARBUCKLE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PARBUCKLE?
PARBUCKLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PARBUCKLE:

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