01 Word definition

barnacles

9 letters · 3 vowels · 6 consonants

Is BARNACLES a word?

Yes. BARNACLES is a 9-letter noun. BARNACLES is a plural or present-tense form of BARNACLE: marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell BARNACLES?

B-A-R-N-A-C-L-E-S

BARNACLES contains 9 letters, begins with B, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

BARNACLES is a plural or present-tense form of BARNACLE.

1noun

  1. BARNACLES is a plural or present-tense form of BARNACLE: marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score13points
Words With Friends17points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is BARNACLES spelled?

B1A2R3N4A5C6L7E8S9
Starts withBARFirst 3 letters
Ends withLESLast 3 letters
Unique letters8Repeats A
Vowel balance3 / 6Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

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About BARNACLES.

How do you spell BARNACLES?

BARNACLES is spelled B-A-R-N-A-C-L-E-S. It contains 9 letters.