Is BARBAROUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BARBAROUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BARBAROUSLY mean?
- adverb
in a barbarous manner
“they were barbarously murdered”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 BARBAROUSLY
BARBAROUSLY 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 BARBAROUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- barbarous13
- burbly13
- busboy13
- rubbly13
- slabby13
- slobby13
- bursary12
- busby12
- lobby12
- rubby12
- surroyal11
- balboas11
- bayous11
- blousy11
- blurry11
- boyars11
- boylas11
- suably11
- usably11
- baby11
- barosaur10
- absorb10
- babuls10
- balboa10
- barbal10
- blurbs10
- bubals10
- bulbar10
- busbar10
- barry10
- bayou10
- bousy10
- boyar10
- boyla10
- brays10
- brosy10
- buoys10
- burly10
- burry10
- byrls10
- arbours9
- arrobas9
- labours9
- rasbora9
- subalar9
- suboral9
- arrays9
- rosary9
- royals9
- salary9
- slurry9
- sourly9
- abbas9
- babas9
- babul9
- babus9
- barbs9
- blabs9
- blobs9
- blubs9
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