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.
Which word lists accept PARBUCKLE?
| 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 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.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARBUCKLE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PARBUCKLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARBUCKLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PARBUCKLE
- All 9 letters of PARBUCKLE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PARBUCKLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
nautical
To raise or lower a heavy cylindrical object using a sling of rope looped around it.
Sailors would parbuckle a barrel up a ramp by hauling on both rope ends together. The same trick rights a capsized boat or loads a log. It needs no crane and just a bit of leverage.
How PARBUCKLE is used
Parbuckle is a seamanship and rigging term, also a noun for the sling itself.
- They managed to parbuckle the cask onto the wagon.
- Use a rope to parbuckle the log up the slope.
- The crew had to parbuckle the heavy gun into place.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARBUCKLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARBUCKLE
2 longer words begin with PARBUCKLE.
Shorter words from the letters in PARBUCKLE
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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 does PARBUCKLE mean?
- To raise or lower a heavy cylindrical object using a sling of rope looped around it.
- 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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