barrel: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with B · ends with L
Meaning of barrel
noun
- countable
A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
Example: a cracker barrel
- countable
A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum. Such a cask of a certain size, holding one-eighth of what a tun holds. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.
A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case
Example: the barrel of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled.
Listed forms: barrels, barrell.
Source: Wiktionary — barrel.
verb
- transitive
To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
- intransitive
To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.
Example: He came barrelling around the corner and I almost hit him.
- intransitive
To assume the shape of a barrel; specifically, of the image on a computer display, television, etc., to exhibit barrel distortion, where the sides bulge outwards.
- slang
To bet consecutively on multiple streets.
Listed forms: barrels, barreling, barrelling, barreled, barrelled, barrell.
Source: Wiktionary — barrel.
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 barrel.
noun
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
- gun barrel
noun
a cylindrical container that holds liquids
noun
a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
noun
the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
- barrelful
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is barrel in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of barrel
B(3) + A(1) + R(1) + R(1) + E(1) + L(1) = 8 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 barrel
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from barrel
41 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in barrel. Showing up to 24, longest first.