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Yes. The word barrage is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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7-letter words (2 found)

BAGARRE,BARRAGE,

5-letter words (12 found)

ABEAR,AREAR,BARER,BARGE,BARRA,BARRE,BEGAR,GARBE,GARRE,RAGER,REBAR,REGAR,

4-letter words (21 found)

ABER,AGAR,AGER,ARAR,ARBA,AREA,AREG,BARE,BEAR,BERG,BRAE,BRAG,BRER,GARB,GARE,GEAR,GRAB,RAGA,RAGE,RARE,REAR,

3-letter words (24 found)

ABA,AGA,AGE,ARB,ARE,BAA,BAE,BAG,BAR,BEG,BRA,BRR,EAR,ERA,ERG,ERR,GAB,GAE,GAR,GER,GRR,RAG,REB,REG,

2-letter words (10 found)

AA,AB,AE,AG,AR,BA,BE,EA,ER,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 70 words from barrage according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of barrage

barrage

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French barrage (“barrage, barrier”) c. 1859. Compare barrier.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbæɹɑːʒ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /bəˈɹɑʒ/
  • (anglicised) IPA(key): /ˈbæɹɑːdʒ/, /ˈbæɹɪdʒ/
  • Rhymes: (US) -ɑːʒ
  • Hyphenation: bar‧rage

Noun

barrage (plural barrages)

  1. An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.
    Hyponym: dam
  2. (military) A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them.
  3. A concentrated discharge of projectile weapons.
  4. (by extension) An overwhelming outburst of words, especially of criticism.
  5. (fencing) A "next hit wins" contest to determine the winner of a bout in case of a tie.
  6. Type of firework containing a mixture of firework types in one single-ignition package.

Derived terms

  • balloon barrage
  • barrage balloon
  • barrage jamming
  • rolling barrage
  • tidal barrage

Translations

Verb

barrage (third-person singular simple present barrages, present participle barraging, simple past and past participle barraged)

  1. (transitive) To direct a barrage at.
    Synonym: bombard

References

  • “barrage, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Further reading

  • barrage (dam) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • barrage (artillery) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From barrer +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ʁaʒ/, /bɑ.ʁaʒ/

Noun

barrage m (plural barrages)

  1. dam, barrage
  2. barrier, roadblock
  3. (sports) playoff

Derived terms

  • faire barrage à
  • tir de barrage

Descendants

  • → Polish: baraż
  • → Portuguese: barragem
  • → Turkish: baraj

Further reading

  • “barrage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
  • “barrage” in Cordial.
  • “barrage” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
  • “barrage” in Le Dictionnaire.

Anagrams

  • bagarre, bagarré

Source: wiktionary.org