Is BARRICADING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BARRICADING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BARRICADING mean?
Barricading is a form of BARRICADE.
- noun
a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
- noun
a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy
“they stormed the barricade”
- verb
render unsuitable for passage
“block the way”
- verb
prevent access to by barricading
“The street where the President lives is always barricaded”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 11
B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 BARRICADING
BARRICADING 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 BARRICADING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- abrading12
- arcading12
- braiding12
- brainiac12
- carangid12
- cardigan12
- bracing12
- carabid12
- rainbird11
- abiding11
- barding11
- birding11
- brigand11
- carabin11
- carbarn11
- carding11
- bardic11
- bargain10
- barring10
- birring10
- arabic10
- biding10
- dicing10
- giardia9
- raiding9
- acarid9
- agaric9
- airbag9
- arcing9
- baaing9
- baidar9
- baring9
- briard9
- canard9
- cardia9
- caring9
- darbar9
- indaba9
- racing9
- rancid9
- riband9
- ricing9
- abaci9
- barca9
- baric9
- cabin9
- rabic9
- arraign8
- acinar8
- aiding8
- arnica8
- arriba8
- birria8
- carina8
- crania8
- daring8
- gardai8
- gradin8
- riding8
- acing8
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