6-Letter Words With BARB
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 6-Letter Words With BARB
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 6-Letter Words With BARB 8 words
How often does BARB appear in six-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 six-letter words containing BARB. They average 10.1 points and the best is BARBED (11 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.1
- out of 11 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- L
- 25% of words
Most common last letters
- l 25%
- t 25%
- d 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ie12.5%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring six-letter word containing BARB
b 3a 1r 1b 3e 1d 2
B 3 + A 1 + R 1 + B 3 + E 1 + D 2 = 11 points
- Double word
- 22 pts
- Triple word
- 33 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
barbed
- adjectivecapable of wounding“a barbed compliment”
- adjectivehaving or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.“a horse with a short bristly mane”
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How many six-letter words containing BARB are there?
There are 8 six-letter words containing BARB in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring six-letter word containing BARB?
BARBED is worth 11 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BARBER (10), BARBIE (10), BARBEL (10).
Which rare six-letter words containing BARB score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BARBAL (10), BARBES (10), BARBUT (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.