barnburner

NOUN /bɑrn,bɜrnər/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B

barnburner is a valid 10-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3A1R1N1B3U1R1N1E1R1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING

What does barnburner mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

An impressively successful event.

“the rock concert was a real barnburner”

BROADER
2

Someone who burns down a barn.