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Is BARKS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BARKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BARKS mean?

Barks is a form of BARK.

  1. noun

    tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

  2. noun

    a noise resembling the bark of a dog

  3. noun

    a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts

  4. verb

    speak in an unfriendly tone

    “She barked into the dictaphone”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
5

B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + K (5) + S (1) = 11 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 BARKS

BARKS 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 BARKS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from BARKS

The 28 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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