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Is BARBARISES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BARBARISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BARBARISES mean?

Barbarises is a form of BARBARISE.

  1. verb

    become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language

  2. verb

    make crude or savage in behavior or speech

    “his years in prison have barbarized the young man”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

14

Scrabble

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Words With Friends

10

Letters

B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsNot listed

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 BARBARISES

BARBARISES 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 BARBARISES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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