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12-Letter Words Starting With BAR

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Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With BAR

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 12-Letter Words Starting With BAR 27 words

How common is BAR at the start of twelve-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 27 twelve-letter words that start with BAR. They average 17.4 points, the best is BARQUANTINES (23 points) and 59.3% end in S.

Total words
27
Average Scrabble score
17.4
out of 23 max
Everyday words
4%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
59.3% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 59.3%
  • y 11.1%
  • a 7.4%

Top vowel pairs

  • ia14.8%
  • ou14.8%
  • ie7.4%

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 twelve-letter word that starts with BAR

b 3a 1r 1q 10u 1a 1n 1t 1i 1n 1e 1s 1

B 3 + A 1 + R 1 + Q 10 + U 1 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1 + I 1 + N 1 + E 1 + S 1 = 23 points

Double word
46 pts
Triple word
69 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

barquantines

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many twelve-letter words that start with BAR are there?

There are 27 twelve-letter words that start with BAR 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 twelve-letter word that starts with BAR?

BARQUANTINES is worth 23 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BARQUENTINES (23), BARODYNAMICS (22), BARBARICALLY (21).

Which rare twelve-letter words that start with BAR score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include BARQUANTINES (23), BARQUENTINES (23), BARODYNAMICS (22), BAROPHORESES (19). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.