BATIK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BATIK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BATIK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BATIK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BATIK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
batiksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BATIK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BATIK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 77,456.
What does BATIK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A method of dyeing cloth in which wax is applied to the areas meant to stay undyed, along with the patterned fabric produced this way.
Batik originated in Java and spread across Indonesia before becoming known worldwide as both a dyeing technique and the fabric it produces. Craftspeople draw or stamp hot wax onto cloth in a chosen pattern, then dye the fabric so the waxed areas resist the color and stay lighter than the rest. After dyeing, the wax is melted or scraped away, revealing the finished design, and the process can be repeated with several colors to build up a more elaborate pattern. Today batik cloth is used for clothing, wall hangings, and other textiles far beyond its original home in Java.
How BATIK is used
Noun naming both the technique and the finished fabric; also used informally as a verb, to batik a piece of cloth.
- She wore a skirt made of hand-dyed batik.
- The workshop taught visitors how to batik their own scarves.
- Traditional batik from Java often features intricate floral patterns.
- He hung a length of batik on the living room wall.
- The dyer melted the wax to reveal the finished batik design.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BATIK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BATIK
3 longer words begin with BATIK.
Shorter words from the letters in BATIK
Common questions about BATIK
- Is BATIK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BATIK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BATIK worth?
- BATIK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BATIK mean?
- A method of dyeing cloth in which wax is applied to the areas meant to stay undyed, along with the patterned fabric produced this way.
- What letters can be added to BATIK?
- BATIK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BATIK:
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