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Is BARNACLES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BARNACLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BARNACLES mean?

Barnacles is a form of BARNACLE.

  1. noun

    marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces

  2. noun

    European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
17
Letters
9

B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + N (1) + A (1) + C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 BARNACLES

BARNACLES 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 BARNACLES

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from BARNACLES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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