Updated June 2026
A sailing ship with three or more masts, square-rigged on the mainmast and foremast, and usually carrying a lateen sail on the mizzenmast.
“The captain steered his barque through stormy seas.”
BARQUE contains Q without U; useful for puzzles needing this pattern.
BARQUE is worth 12 points in Scrabble, with high-value letters like Q and X.
Change a single letter of “barque” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.
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