Is BARBECUING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BARBECUING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BARBECUING mean?
- noun
roasting a large piece of meat on a revolving spit out of doors over an open fire
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + B (3) + E (1) + C (3) + U (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 BARBECUING
BARBECUING 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 BARBECUING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- crabbing15
- cribbage15
- cabbing14
- cubbing14
- barbing12
- bracing12
- bubinga12
- bugbane12
- bugbear12
- curbing12
- gabbier12
- rubbing12
- bicarb12
- cabbie12
- brucine11
- carbine11
- nubbier11
- unbrace11
- cubage11
- cubing11
- ebbing11
- gabber11
- gibber11
- cubeb11
- anergic10
- bearing10
- babier10
- barbie10
- brucin10
- caribe10
- nabber10
- nubber10
- rabbin10
- rubace10
- arcing9
- banger9
- baring9
- binger9
- cagier9
- cangue9
- caring9
- cering9
- cringe9
- cueing9
- curing9
- graben9
- incage9
- racing9
- uncage9
- acerb9
- barbe9
- baric9
- brace9
- bribe9
- caber9
- cabin9
- ceiba9
- cuber9
- rabbi9
- rabic9
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