BATTLESHIP is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BATTLESHIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
b3a1t1t1l1e1s1h4i1p3
PlayableBATTLESHIP · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BATTLESHIP?
| 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
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.7
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.6%
Our own measure of how useful BATTLESHIP is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BATTLESHIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
battleshipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BATTLESHIP scores
Scrabble b3a1t1t1l1e1s1h4i1p3 17
Words with Friends b4a1t1t1l2e1s1h3i1p4 19
Face value of the 10 tiles in BATTLESHIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BATTLESHIP has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BATTLESHIP
1 longer words begin with BATTLESHIP.
Shorter words from the letters in BATTLESHIP
phablets15 blithest13 haplites13 hittable13 tithable13 epiblast12 lathiest11 lithates11 platiest10 phablet14 apeshit12 batshit12 blahest12 haplite12 pettish12 plashet12 thibets12 thibles12 baptise11 baptist11 patible11 atheist10 halites10 heliast10 listeth10 lithate10 lithest10 staithe10 stealth10 thistle10 ableist9 albites9 aplites9 astilbe9 bastile9 batiste9 batlets9 battels9 batties9 battles9
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Common questions about BATTLESHIP
- Is BATTLESHIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BATTLESHIP, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BATTLESHIP worth?
- BATTLESHIP is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BATTLESHIP?
- BATTLESHIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BATTLESHIP:
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