Barnacle
/ˈbɑːnəkl̩/
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:16 pts8 letters
Definition of Barnacle
noun
- A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
- The barnacle goose.
- In electrical engineering, a change made to a product on the manufacturing floor that was not part of the original product design.
- On printed circuit boards, a change such as soldering a wire in order to connect two points, or addition such as an added resistor or capacitor, subassembly or daughterboard.
- A deprecated or obsolete file, image or other artifact that remains with a project even though it is no longer needed.
Anagrams of Barnacle
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
b3
a1
r1
n1
a1
c3
l1
e1
Total: 12 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Barnacle
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 "Barnacle"
Barnacle is a 8-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "barnacle" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Barnacle" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "barnacle" is a medium-scoring word.