Is BARBARIANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BARBARIANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BARBARIANS mean?
Barbarians is a form of BARBARIAN.
- noun
a member of an uncivilized people
- noun
a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
- adjective
without civilizing influences
“barbarian invaders”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BARBARIANS
BARBARIANS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BARBARIANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- barbarian13
- rabbins11
- rabbin10
- rabbis10
- abbas9
- babas9
- barbs9
- rabbi9
- abasia8
- anabas8
- arabis8
- arriba8
- bairns8
- brains8
- briars8
- abba8
- baba8
- barb8
- bibs8
- sibb8
- abris7
- bairn7
- barns7
- basin7
- birrs7
- brain7
- brans7
- briar7
- brins7
- nabis7
- rabis7
- sabin7
- sabir7
- sabra7
- bib7
- nairas6
- abas6
- abri6
- arbs6
- baas6
- bani6
- bans6
- barn6
- bars6
- bias6
- bins6
- birr6
- bran6
- bras6
- brin6
- bris6
- isba6
- nabs6
- nibs6
- rabi6
- ribs6
- snib6
- airns5
- arias5
- arras5
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