BATTEMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BATTEMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BATTEMENT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BATTEMENT is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BATTEMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
battementsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BATTEMENT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BATTEMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BATTEMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BATTEMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A ballet movement in which one leg is thrown outward and brought back, once or repeatedly.
Battement is French for beating, and the move trains strength and control in the legs. Teachers add qualifiers such as tendu or grand to say how high and how fast the leg travels.
How BATTEMENT is used
Used in ballet classes, usually with a second French word describing the type.
- The class began with a slow battement at the barre.
- Her battement was high and perfectly controlled.
- The teacher corrected the angle of each battement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BATTEMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BATTEMENT
1 longer words begin with BATTEMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in BATTEMENT
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Common questions about BATTEMENT
- Is BATTEMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BATTEMENT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BATTEMENT worth?
- BATTEMENT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BATTEMENT mean?
- A ballet movement in which one leg is thrown outward and brought back, once or repeatedly.
- What letters can be added to BATTEMENT?
- BATTEMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BATTEMENT:
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