BATTEN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BATTEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BATTEN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BATTEN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BATTEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
battensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BATTEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BATTEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,320.
What does BATTEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long, narrow strip of wood or metal fastened over a joint, gap, or surface to hold it firm or seal it.
Carpenters nail a batten over the seam between two boards to stop it opening, sailors lash battens over a canvas hatch cover to keep out heavy seas, and stage crews hang lighting and scenery from horizontal battens above a theatre. The verb "to batten" grew directly out of the noun, meaning to fasten something down with battens, and survives today mainly in the phrase "batten down the hatches", warning that rough weather or trouble lies ahead. A sailmaker also fits thin battens into pockets sewn along the back edge of a sail to keep it flat and hold its shape in the wind.
How BATTEN is used
A practical, everyday term in carpentry, sailing, and stagecraft, and the source of the common idiom "batten down the hatches".
- He nailed a batten over the gap between the fence boards.
- Sailors lashed a batten across the hatch before the storm.
- The stage crew lowered a lighting batten over the set.
- A loose batten let rain seep into the shed.
- The sailmaker slid new battens into the pockets along the sail's edge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BATTEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BATTEN
6 longer words begin with BATTEN.
Shorter words from the letters in BATTEN
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Common questions about BATTEN
- Is BATTEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BATTEN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BATTEN worth?
- BATTEN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BATTEN mean?
- A long, narrow strip of wood or metal fastened over a joint, gap, or surface to hold it firm or seal it.
- What letters can be added to BATTEN?
- BATTEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BATTEN:
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