Is BARKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BARKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BARKING mean?
Barking is a form of BARK.
- noun
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
- noun
a noise resembling the bark of a dog
- noun
a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
- verb
speak in an unfriendly tone
“She barked into the dictaphone”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 7
B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 BARKING
BARKING 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.
Anagrams of BARKING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BARKING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- braking14
- baking13
- raking11
- brank11
- brink11
- kiang10
- bank10
- bark10
- birk10
- kbar10
- baring9
- gank9
- gink9
- king9
- kab9
- bring8
- akin8
- kain8
- karn8
- kina8
- kirn8
- knar8
- krai8
- nark8
- raki8
- rank8
- rink8
- bairn7
- brain7
- bang7
- bing7
- brag7
- brig7
- garb7
- grab7
- ark7
- ink7
- irk7
- kin7
- kir7
- garni6
- grain6
- abri6
- bani6
- barn6
- bran6
- brin6
- rabi6
- bag6
- big6
- gab6
- gib6
- ka6
- ki6
- agin5
- gain5
- girn5
- gnar5
- gran5
- grin5
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