barricade
NOUNVERB
/bærə,keɪd/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
barricade is a valid 9-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3A1R1R1I1C3A1D2E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does barricade mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy.
“they stormed the barricade”
BROADER
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Render unsuitable for passage.
“barricade the streets”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Block off with barricades.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
Prevent access to by barricading.
“The street where the President lives is always barricaded”
BROADER