Is BARBS a word?
BARBS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 15 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, BARBS is a valid word.
What does barbs mean?
BARBS is an inflected form of barb.
noun: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
“his parting shot was `drop dead'”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
BARBS: word details
- Pronunciation: BAHRBZ (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so BARBS works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside barbs
Words you can make from the letters of barbs.
Frequently asked questions
What does BARBS mean?
BARBS is an inflected form of barb and is a noun. It means: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
Is BARBS a valid word?
Yes, BARBS is a valid word. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.