BATAVIAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. BATAVIAS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BATAVIAS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BATAVIAS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BATAVIAS
No single letter turns BATAVIAS into another word.
How BATAVIAS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BATAVIAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BATAVIAS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BATAVIAS mean in Scrabble?
BATAVIAS is the plural of BATAVIA.
Shorter words from the letters in BATAVIAS
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Common questions about BATAVIAS
- Is BATAVIAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BATAVIAS is not in it.
- How many points is BATAVIAS worth?
- BATAVIAS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BATAVIAS?
- No single letter can be added to BATAVIAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BATAVIAS:
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