398 Words Starting With BAR
The prefix BAR appears in 398 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 80 entries. Average word length: 8.3 letters.
B opens a huge family of Germanic and Latin-rooted words. It covers the body (bone, blood, brain), building (brick, beam, bolt), and basic human experience (birth, breath, belong).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with BAR: BARBARIZATIONS (27 pts), BARBARIZATION (26 pts), BARBARIZING (25 pts), BARBARIZED (24 pts), BARBEQUING (24 pts). The shortest is BAR (3 letters) and the longest is BARBAROUSNESSES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in ABLE.
Notable words: BARB — to pierce with a sharp point [v].; BARBE — a piece of vertically pleated linen cloth worn over or under the chin, as by nuns [n].; BARBAL — pertaining to the beard [adj].; BARBATE — barbed, bearded [adj]. Browse words starting with KOR for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with BAR?
BARBARIZATIONS scores 27 points. Runner-up: BARBARIZATION at 26 points. See words ending in DOC for more high-value options.
How many words start with BAR?
Our dictionary has 398 words that start with BAR. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (80).
What is the shortest word that starts with BAR?
BAR at just 3 letters. It means: to obstruct or prevent [v].
Three-Letter Words (1)
BAR
Four-Letter Words (8)
BARBBARDBAREBARFBARKBARMBARNBARS
Five-Letter Words (20)
BARBEBARBSBARCABARDEBARDSBAREDBARERBARESBARFSBARGEBARICBARKSBARKYBARMSBARMYBARNSBARNYBARONBARREBARYE
Six-Letter Words (49)
BARBALBARBEDBARBELBARBERBARBESBARBETBARBIEBARBUTBARCASBARDEDBARDESBARDICBAREGEBARELYBARESTBARFEDBARFLYBARGEDBARGEEBARGESBARHOPBARINGBARITEBARIUMBARKEDBARKERBARLEYBARLOWBARMANBARMENBARMIEBARNEDBARNEYBARONGBARONSBARONYBARQUEBARREDBARRELBARRENBARRESBARRETBARRIOBARROWBARTERBARYESBARYONBARYTABARYTE
Seven-Letter Words (57)
BARBATEBARBELLBARBELSBARBERSBARBETSBARBIESBARBINGBARBULEBARBUTSBARCHANBARDINGBAREFITBAREGESBARFINGBARGAINBARGEESBARGINGBARHOPSBARILLABARISTABARITESBARIUMSBARKEEPBARKERSBARKIERBARKINGBARLESSBARLEYSBARLOWSBARMAIDBARMIERBARNEYSBARNIERBARNINGBARONETBARONGSBARONNEBAROQUEBARQUESBARRACKBARRAGEBARRELSBARRENSBARRETSBARRIERBARRINGBARRIOSBARROOMBARROWSBARTENDBARTERSBARWAREBARYONSBARYTASBARYTESBARYTICBARYTON
Eight-Letter Words (80)
BARATHEABARBARICBARBASCOBARBECUEBARBELLSBARBEQUEBARBEREDBARBERRYBARBETTEBARBICANBARBICELBARBITALBARBLESSBARBULESBARBWIREBARCHANSBAREBACKBAREBOATBAREFOOTBAREHANDBAREHEADBARENESSBARESARKBARFLIESBARGAINSBARGELLOBARGEMANBARGEMENBARGHESTBARGUESTBARILLASBARISTASBARITONEBARKEEPSBARKIESTBARKLESSBARLEDUCBARMAIDSBARMIESTBARNACLEBARNIESTBARNLIKEBARNYARDBAROGRAMBARONAGEBARONESSBARONETSBARONIALBARONIESBARONNESBAROQUESBAROSAURBAROUCHEBARRABLEBARRACKSBARRAGEDBARRAGESBARRANCABARRANCOBARRATERBARRATORBARRATRYBARRELEDBARRENERBARRENLYBARRETORBARRETRYBARRETTEBARRIERSBARROOMSBARSTOOLBARTENDSBARTEREDBARTERERBARTISANBARTIZANBARWARESBARYONICBARYTONEBARYTONS
Nine-Letter Words (78)
BARATHEASBARBARIANBARBARISMBARBARITYBARBARIZEBARBAROUSBARBASCOSBARBECUEDBARBECUERBARBECUESBARBEQUEDBARBEQUESBARBERINGBARBETTESBARBICANSBARBICELSBARBITALSBARBITONEBARBWIRESBARCAROLEBAREBOATSBAREBONEDBAREFACEDBAREHANDSBARESARKSBARGAINEDBARGAINERBARGELLOSBARGHESTSBARGUESTSBARHOPPEDBARIATRICBARITONALBARITONESBARKEEPERBARLEDUCSBARNACLEDBARNACLESBARNSTORMBARNYARDSBAROGRAMSBAROGRAPHBAROMETERBAROMETRYBARONAGESBARONETCYBAROQUELYBAROSAURSBAROSCOPEBAROUCHESBARQUETTEBARRACKEDBARRACKERBARRACOONBARRACUDABARRAGINGBARRANCASBARRANCOSBARRATERSBARRATORSBARRELAGEBARRELFULBARRELINGBARRELLEDBARRENESTBARRETORSBARRETTESBARRICADEBARRICADOBARRISTERBARSTOOLSBARTENDEDBARTENDERBARTERERSBARTERINGBARTISANSBARTIZANSBARYTONES
Ten-Letter Words (57)
BARBARIANSBARBARISMSBARBARIZEDBARBARIZESBARBASCOESBARBECUERSBARBECUINGBARBEQUINGBARBERRIESBARBERSHOPBARBITONESBARCAROLESBARCAROLLEBARDOLATERBARDOLATRYBAREBACKEDBAREFOOTEDBAREHANDEDBAREHEADEDBARENESSESBARGAINERSBARGAININGBARGEBOARDBARHOPPINGBARKEEPERSBARKENTINEBARLEYCORNBARNSTORMSBAROCEPTORBAROGRAPHSBAROMETERSBAROMETRICBARONESSESBARONETAGEBAROSCOPESBARQUETTESBARRACKERSBARRACKINGBARRACOONSBARRACOUTABARRACUDASBARRAMUNDABARRAMUNDIBARRATRIESBARRELAGESBARRELFULSBARRELHEADBARRELLINGBARRELSFULBARRENNESSBARRETRIESBARRICADEDBARRICADESBARRICADOSBARRISTERSBARTENDERSBARTENDING
Eleven-Letter Words (28)
BARBARITIESBARBARIZINGBARBAROUSLYBARBERSHOPSBARBITURATEBARCAROLLESBARDOLATERSBAREFACEDLYBAREHANDINGBARGEBOARDSBARKENTINESBARLEYCORNSBARNSTORMEDBARNSTORMERBAROCEPTORSBAROGRAPHICBAROMETRIESBARONETAGESBARONETCIESBARQUENTINEBARRACOUTASBARRAMUNDASBARRAMUNDISBARRELHEADSBARRELHOUSEBARRICADINGBARRICADOEDBARRICADOES
Twelve-Letter Words (11)
BARBARIANISMBARBARICALLYBARBITURATESBARDOLATRIESBARNSTORMERSBARNSTORMINGBARORECEPTORBARQUENTINESBARRELHOUSESBARRENNESSESBARRICADOING
Thirteen-Letter Words (5)
BARBARIANISMSBARBARIZATIONBARBAROUSNESSBAREFACEDNESSBARORECEPTORS
Fourteen-Letter Words (2)
BARBARIZATIONSBAROMETRICALLY
Fifteen-Letter Words (2)
BARBAROUSNESSESBAREFACEDNESSES