Is BARLEYCORNS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BARLEYCORNS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BARLEYCORNS mean?
Barleycorns is a form of BARLEYCORN.
- noun
a grain of barley
- noun
a grain of barley
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + L (1) + E (1) + Y (4) + C (3) + O (1) + R (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 18 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 BARLEYCORNS
BARLEYCORNS 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 BARLEYCORNS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- barleycorn17
- carbonyls16
- carbonyl15
- crayoners14
- balcony14
- carboys14
- baloneys13
- barrenly13
- blarneys13
- caloyers13
- carryons13
- coarsely13
- crayoner13
- carboy13
- colbys13
- braceros12
- baloney12
- barleys12
- barneys12
- baryons12
- blarney12
- brayers12
- caloyer12
- carneys12
- carryon12
- crayons12
- errancy12
- larceny12
- rosebay12
- soberly12
- sorcery12
- soybean12
- colby12
- corby12
- cyber12
- beacons11
- boraces11
- bracero11
- bracers11
- cablers11
- carbons11
- corbans11
- corbels11
- barely11
- barley11
- barney11
- barony11
- baryes11
- baryon11
- basely11
- belays11
- beryls11
- bleary11
- boyars11
- boylas11
- brayer11
- calory11
- carney11
- coneys11
- crayon11
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