Definitions for barbless

barbless barb·less

Spelling: [bahrb-lis]
IPA: /ˈbɑrb lɪs/

Barbless is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 244 anagrams from letters in barbless (abbelrss).

Definitions for barbless

adjective

  1. not equipped with a barb:

Origin of barbless

First recorded in 1880-85; barb1 + -less

Examples for barbless

With these barbless hooks the bait was not impaled, but strapped on with shreds of bark.

The other two Japs have short, stiff poles with a wire attached and the barbless hook at the end.

It is barbless, and in place of the barb, the hook is filed long and tapering to a point as sharp as that of a needle.

The fang′-kao, or barbless lance blade, is next common in use.

And at the time when the Bard stood up to claim the wife, a strange warrior came into the encampment, holding a barbless spear.

Word Value for barbless
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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