Dictionary

Barney

b ₃a ₁r ₁n ₁e ₁y ₄

About 2 syllables

6 letters · Uncommon

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : not valid
Wordle : not valid

What does barney mean?

We don’t have a definition for barney yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is BARNEY a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	No
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is BARNEY worth?

Scrabble

11 pts

b ₃a ₁r ₁n ₁e ₁y ₄

Words With Friends

12 pts

b ₄a ₁r ₁n ₂e ₁y ₃

Wordfeud

12 pts

b ₄a ₁r ₁n ₁e ₁y ₄

NYT Crossplay

12 pts

b ₄a ₁r ₁n ₁e ₁y ₄

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BARNEY

Anagrams 1

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Best shorter words top 30 of 85

barny 10 barye 10 beany 10 beray 10 yerba 10 abye 9 baye 9 bray 9 brey 9 byre 9 aby 8 bay 8 bey 8 bye 8 rayne 8 renay 8 yearn 8 aery 7 ayre 7 by 7 eyra 7 nary 7 reny 7 yare 7 yarn 7 yean 7 year 7 any 6 ary 6 aye 6

See all 85 words made from BARNEY

Hooks for BARNEY

Add one letter to the front or back of BARNEY to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

barneys

Barney: quick answers

Is BARNEY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BARNEY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.

How many points is BARNEY worth?

BARNEY scores 11 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in BARNEY?

You can make 85 shorter words from BARNEY, such as BARNY, BARYE, BEANY, BERAY. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of BARNEY?

BARNEY rearranges into NEARBY.