Is BARRENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BARRENS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BARRENS mean?
Barrens is a form of BARREN.
- noun
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
“the barrens of central Africa”
- adjective
providing no shelter or sustenance
“bare rocky hills”
- adjective
not bearing offspring
“a barren woman”
- adjective
completely wanting or lacking
“writing barren of insight”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 9 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 BARRENS
BARRENS 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 BARRENS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- barren8
- barres8
- rebars8
- banes7
- barer7
- bares7
- barns7
- barre7
- baser7
- beans7
- bears7
- braes7
- brans7
- brens7
- nabes7
- rebar7
- saber7
- sabre7
- snarer6
- arbs6
- baes6
- bane6
- bans6
- bare6
- barn6
- bars6
- base6
- bean6
- bear6
- bens6
- brae6
- bran6
- bras6
- bren6
- nabe6
- nabs6
- nebs6
- rebs6
- sabe6
- earns5
- nares5
- nears5
- rares5
- raser5
- rears5
- reran5
- saner5
- snare5
- abs5
- arb5
- bae5
- ban5
- bar5
- bas5
- ben5
- bes5
- bra5
- brr5
- nab5
- neb5
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