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
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
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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