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Barbs

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters
Definition of Barbs

noun

  1. The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
  2. A hurtful or disparaging remark.
  3. A beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
  4. Armor for a horse, corrupted from bard.
  5. A horse.

verb

  1. To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.
  2. To cover a horse in armor, corrupted from bard.
  3. To cut (hair).
  4. To shave or dress the beard of.
  5. To clip; to mow.

noun

  1. The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
  2. A blackish or dun variety of pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.

noun

  1. A barbiturate.
Anagrams of Barbs

No exact anagrams found for "barbs". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "barbs" and rearranging:

+ebarbes
+irabbis
+oabsorb
+ubusbar
Related Word Patterns
BA...Words starting with "ba"...BSWords ending with "bs"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "barbs"
Letter Values
b3
a1
r1
b3
s1

Total: 9 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Barbs
abcoulombsabsabsorbsadsorbsadverbsalbsaldicarbsantisnobsaplombsarbsardebsbackstabs
Related 5-Letter Words
baaedbaalsbabasbabelbabesbabkababoobabulbabusbaccabacksbaconbaddybadgebadly

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Barbs"

Barbs is a 5-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Barbs" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "barbs" is a low-scoring word.