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Is BARTERING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BARTERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BARTERING mean?

Bartering is a form of BARTER.

  1. noun

    an equal exchange

    “we had no money so we had to live by barter”

  2. verb

    exchange goods without involving money

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

15

Words With Friends

9

Letters

B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 BARTERING

BARTERING 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 BARTERING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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