unbar

Verb

Verb Forms: unbarred, unbarring, unbars

To remove a bar or obstruction from something.
remove a bar from (a door)
To unlock or unbolt a door that had been locked or bolted with a bar.
To remove an impediment that obstructs the passage of (someone or something).
To remove a prohibition.

Examples

I needed to unbar the path to the triple-word score, but my letters wouldn’t cooperate.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English unbarren, equivalent to un- + bar.

Antonyms

bar

Scrabble Score: 7

unbar: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
unbar: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unbar: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

unbar: valid Words With Friends Word