BAR — 3 letter word
bar
The word bar has 3 letters: B, A, R. It contains 1 vowel and 2 consonants. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Bar has 2 anagrams: bra, arb. As a noun, it means "a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises".
3 letter word "bar": B A R — noun
Scrabble score: 5 Words With Friends score: 6
Letter analysis of bar
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
1 vowels, 2 consonants, 3 unique letters
Definition of bar
noun
- a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
- a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter "We're headed to the bar to meet friends." Synonyms: barroom, saloon, ginmill, taproom
- a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) "a bar of chocolate" Synonyms: cake
- a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background "a green toad with small black stripes or bars" Synonyms: stripe, streak
- musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" Synonyms: measure
- the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction "I was admitted to the bar in New Jersey." Synonyms: legal profession, legal community
- a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"
- (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter"
- the act of preventing "there was no bar against leaving" Synonyms: prevention
- a rigid piece of metal or wood
- an obstruction placed at the top of a goal "It was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar."
- a counter where you can obtain food or drink "I bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar."
- (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried "spectators were not allowed past the bar"
- a heating element in an electric fire "an electric fire with three bars"
verb
- to prevent from entering "We'll have to bar you from school until next week." Synonyms: shut, screen, keep out, exclude, exclude
- to secure with, or as if with, bars "I barred the door."
- to render unsuitable for passage "The construction work barred the hallway, so we went around it." Synonyms: blockade
- to expel, as if by official decree "I barred them from entering the restaurant permanently." Synonyms: relegate, banish