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Is BARBECUES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BARBECUES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BARBECUES mean?

Barbecues is a form of BARBECUE.

  1. verb

    cook outdoors on a barbecue grill

    “let's barbecue that meat”

  2. noun

    meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce

  3. noun

    a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit

  4. noun

    a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
9

B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + B (3) + E (1) + C (3) + U (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 BARBECUES

BARBECUES 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 BARBECUES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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