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barleycorn

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Is barleycorn a Scrabble word?

Yes, barleycorn is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 17 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of barleycorn?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (agriculture) A grain of barley.Examples: "The Town Mouse came, and they sat down to a dinner of barleycorns and roots, the latter of which had a distinctly earthy flavour."

2. (obsolete) The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.Examples: "This trip to Italy has actually enlarged the diameter of my head thirteen barleycorns!"; "Then shewed the devil the booke unto the friar, and the friar saw it was an uncut unique of incalculable value; the height of it was half a cubit and the breadth of it the fourth part of a cubit and the thickness of it five barleycorns lacking the space of three horsehairs."obsolete

3. (architecture, woodworking) A small groove between two moldings.

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "barleycorn"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "barleycorn"?

Scrabble
17 points
B3
A1
R1
L1
E1
Y4
C3
O1
R1
N1
Words With Friends
20 points
B4
A1
R1
L2
E1
Y4
C4
O1
R1
N2

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