BATON is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BATON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BATON?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BATON is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BATON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
batonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BATON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BATON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What does BATON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A short stick or rod, used variously by an orchestra conductor to keep time, by runners passing it during a relay race, by a drum major, or by police as a weapon.
An orchestra conductor holds a baton lightly between thumb and fingers, using small movements of the wrist to mark tempo and cue different sections of the ensemble, though many conductors choose to work with bare hands instead. In track and field, passing the baton cleanly from one relay runner to the next, without dropping it or slowing the pace, is often the difference between winning and losing a race. Police forces in many countries issue officers a baton, a stout club used for self-defence and, sometimes, for crowd control. A ceremonial baton also survives as a symbol of high military rank, carried by a field marshal on formal occasions rather than used for any practical purpose.
How BATON is used
Used across several different fields, from orchestral conducting and athletics to police equipment and military ceremony.
- The conductor raised his baton and the orchestra fell silent.
- She dropped the baton during the final leg of the relay.
- An officer carried a baton clipped to his belt.
- The drum major twirled his baton high above the marching band.
- A field marshal's baton is largely ceremonial today.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BATON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BATON
5 longer words begin with BATON.
Words ending in BATON
2 words end in BATON. Useful as a back hook: play BATON onto a word already on the board.
Words with BATON inside
2 words contain BATON in the middle. Words that start with BATON are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BATON
Common questions about BATON
- Is BATON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BATON, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BATON worth?
- BATON is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BATON mean?
- A short stick or rod, used variously by an orchestra conductor to keep time, by runners passing it during a relay race, by a drum major, or by police as a weapon.
- What letters can be added to BATON?
- BATON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BATON:
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