Is BATTENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BATTENS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BATTENS mean?
Battens is a form of BATTEN.
- noun
stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
- noun
a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
- verb
furnish with battens
“batten ships”
- verb
secure with battens
“batten down a ship's hatches”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + T (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 9 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BATTENS
BATTENS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BATTENS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- absent8
- batten8
- bettas8
- abets7
- banes7
- baste7
- bates7
- batts7
- beans7
- beast7
- beats7
- bents7
- betas7
- betta7
- nabes7
- tabes7
- abet6
- baes6
- bane6
- bans6
- base6
- bast6
- bate6
- bats6
- batt6
- bean6
- beat6
- bens6
- bent6
- best6
- beta6
- bets6
- nabe6
- nabs6
- nebs6
- sabe6
- stab6
- tabs6
- antes5
- etnas5
- nates5
- neats5
- netts5
- stane5
- state5
- stent5
- taste5
- tates5
- teats5
- tents5
- testa5
- abs5
- bae5
- ban5
- bas5
- bat5
- ben5
- bes5
- bet5
- nab5
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