Is BAREFACED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BAREFACED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BAREFACED mean?
- adjective
with no effort to conceal
“a barefaced lie”
- adjective
unrestrained by convention or propriety
“an audacious trick to pull”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + F (4) + A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + D (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 BAREFACED
BAREFACED 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 BAREFACED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- defacer13
- refaced13
- barfed12
- cafard12
- deface12
- facade12
- farced12
- afeared11
- braced11
- carafe11
- reface11
- decaf11
- faced11
- afeard10
- deafer10
- feared10
- facer10
- farce10
- abrade9
- arcade9
- beader9
- decare9
- acerb9
- barca9
- brace9
- caber9
- defer9
- fader9
- farad9
- fared9
- freed9
- rebec9
- refed9
- barf9
- beef9
- cafe9
- face9
- feeb9
- acred8
- arced8
- ardeb8
- baaed8
- barde8
- bared8
- beard8
- bread8
- brede8
- breed8
- cadre8
- cared8
- cedar8
- ceder8
- cered8
- creed8
- debar8
- raced8
- carb8
- crab8
- deaf8
- fade8
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