barb
NOUNVERB
/bɑrb/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH B
barb is a valid 4-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3A1R1B3
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does barb mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
A subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove.
BROADER
NARROWER
3
One of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather.
BROADER
4
The pointed part of barbed wire.
BROADER
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Provide with barbs.
“barbed wire”
BROADER
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of barb
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