270 words come out when you unscramble BARNACLES, starting with BARNACLES itself: 13 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 13 points: BALANCERS. The best shorter words score 12: 4 of them, BALANCES, BALANCER and BARNACLE included. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from BARNACLES by length: 2 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 13 with 7, 53 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
53 6-letter words from BARNACLES; 7 of them share the top score of 10. CABLES, SCALAR and LEARNS are everyday picks.
13 of 60 5-letter words from BARNACLES tie at 9 points; none scores more. CABLE, BEARS and ACRES will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in BARNACLES, 8 score 8 points, the group's best. CASE, CARE and CARS are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with BARNACLES letters, BAC and CAB tie for first at 7 points. ARE, CAN and CAR are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of BARNACLES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with BA · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
The meaning of BARNACLES, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
BARNACLES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNACLES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 270) | 215 | 270 | 201 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ABACS, BANALER, BANSELA, BRANLES, BRANSLE, CABAS, CABRE, CARNALS, RANCELS, SCRAB, ABAC, ABEARS and 43 more, 55 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CABLERS, BARCAS, CABLER, BANCS, BARCA, BANC, SABLER, BEALS, BAES, BEAL, CALS, BAE and 2 more, 14 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of BARNACLES and one more.