Is BARLEYCORN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BARLEYCORN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BARLEYCORN mean?
- noun
a grain of barley
- noun
a grain of barley
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + L (1) + E (1) + Y (4) + C (3) + O (1) + R (1) + N (1) = 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 BARLEYCORN
Single letters that turn BARLEYCORN into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from BARLEYCORN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carbonyl15
- balcony14
- barrenly13
- crayoner13
- carboy13
- baloney12
- blarney12
- caloyer12
- carryon12
- errancy12
- larceny12
- colby12
- corby12
- cyber12
- bracero11
- barely11
- barley11
- barney11
- barony11
- baryon11
- bleary11
- brayer11
- calory11
- carney11
- crayon11
- nearby11
- beacon10
- bracer10
- cabler10
- carbon10
- corban10
- corbel10
- barny10
- barry10
- barye10
- bayer10
- belay10
- berry10
- beryl10
- boney10
- boyar10
- boyla10
- broey10
- carny10
- carry10
- clary10
- coaly10
- coney10
- corny10
- coyer10
- crony10
- cryer10
- cyano10
- ebony10
- lacey10
- lycea10
- lycra10
- nobly10
- oracy10
- yerba10
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