BATTERIE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BATTERIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BATTERIE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BATTERIE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BATTERIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
batteriesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BATTERIE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BATTERIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BATTERIE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BATTERIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A ballet movement in which the dancer beats the legs or feet together in the air.
In batterie, the crossing and beating of the legs creates a quick, sparkling effect during a jump. It is a demanding feature of classical technique, found in many solo variations.
How BATTERIE is used
Batterie is a French ballet term, used when describing jumps with beating steps.
- The dancer showed brilliant batterie in the final jump.
- Clean batterie depends on strong legs and a quick, light push.
- The teacher corrected her batterie, asking for crisper beats.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BATTERIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BATTERIE
1 longer words begin with BATTERIE.
Shorter words from the letters in BATTERIE
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Common questions about BATTERIE
- Is BATTERIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BATTERIE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BATTERIE worth?
- BATTERIE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BATTERIE mean?
- A ballet movement in which the dancer beats the legs or feet together in the air.
- What letters can be added to BATTERIE?
- BATTERIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BATTERIE:
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