bar: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with B · ends with R
Meaning of bar
noun
- countable, uncountable
A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
Example: The window was protected by steel bars.
- countable, uncountable
A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is ¹⁄₄ inch or greater, a piece of thinner material being called a strip.
Example: Ancient Sparta used iron bars instead of handy coins in more valuable alloy, to physically discourage the use of money.
- countable, uncountable
A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.
Example: bar of chocolate
- countable, uncountable
A broad shaft, band, or stripe.
Example: a bar of light
Listed forms: bars.
Source: Wiktionary — bar.
verb
- transitive
To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).
Example: Our way was barred by a huge rockfall.
- transitive
To prohibit.
Example: I couldn't get into the nightclub because I had been barred.
- transitive
To lock or bolt with a bar.
Example: to bar the door
To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.
Listed forms: bars, barring, barred.
Source: Wiktionary — bar.
prep
Except, other than, besides.
Example: He invited everyone to his wedding bar his ex-wife.
Source: Wiktionary — bar.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for bar.
noun
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
noun
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
noun
the act of preventing
noun
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
- legal profession
- legal community
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is bar in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of bar
B(3) + A(1) + R(1) = 5 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of bar
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from bar
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in bar. Showing up to 24, longest first.