Is BARQUES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BARQUES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BARQUES mean?
Barques is a form of BARQUE.
- noun
a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + Q (10) + U (1) + E (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 BARQUES
BARQUES 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 BARQUES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- barque17
- basque17
- burqas17
- burqa16
- squab16
- square15
- quare14
- qua12
- suq12
- abuser8
- bursae8
- abuse7
- bares7
- baser7
- bears7
- beaus7
- braes7
- buras7
- bursa7
- burse7
- rebus7
- rubes7
- saber7
- sabre7
- suber7
- arbs6
- baes6
- bare6
- bars6
- base6
- bear6
- beau6
- brae6
- bras6
- bura6
- burs6
- rebs6
- rube6
- rubs6
- sabe6
- suba6
- urbs6
- aures5
- urase5
- ureas5
- ursae5
- abs5
- arb5
- bae5
- bar5
- bas5
- bes5
- bra5
- bur5
- bus5
- reb5
- rub5
- sab5
- sub5
- urb5
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