BATS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BATS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BATS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BATS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BATS
No single letter turns BATS into another word.
How BATS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BATS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about BATS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BATS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
Mad, crazy, or mentally eccentric.
Calling someone bats is an informal way of saying they are behaving irrationally or oddly, related to the older phrase bats in the belfry for a person thought to be slightly mad. This sense is separate from bats as the plural of the flying mammal or the sports implement.
How BATS is used
Informal and somewhat dated; used mainly in British English.
- His neighbours thought he was completely bats for painting the fence purple overnight.
- You must be bats to walk home in that storm.
- She acts a little bats whenever the moon is full.
- They called the inventor bats behind his back.
- Going without sleep for days would drive anyone bats.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BATS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BATS
The 4 tiles of BATS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with BATS
8 longer words begin with BATS.
Words ending in BATS
17 words end in BATS. Useful as a back hook: play BATS onto a word already on the board.
Words with BATS inside
2 words contain BATS in the middle. Words that start with BATS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BATS
Common questions about BATS
- Is BATS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BATS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BATS worth?
- BATS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BATS mean?
- Mad, crazy, or mentally eccentric.
- What letters can be added to BATS?
- No single letter can be added to BATS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BATS:
Open BATS in the Word Finder