Is “Bars” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
BARS
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
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Meaning of Bars

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)z/

noun
  1. 1.A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.

    The window was protected by steel bars.

  2. 2.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.

    Ancient Sparta used iron bars instead of handy coins in more valuable alloy, to physically discourage the use of money.

  3. 3.A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.

    bar of chocolate

Synonyms: ban, prohibition, barroom, ginshop, pub, public house

verb
  1. 1.To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).

    Our way was barred by a huge rockfall.

  2. 2.To prohibit.

    I couldn't get into the nightclub because I had been barred.

  3. 3.To lock or bolt with a bar.

    bar the door

Synonyms: block, hinder, obstruct, ban, interdict, prohibit

noun
  1. 1.A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, approximately equal to atmospheric pressure at sea level.