Is BATTLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BATTLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BATTLES mean?
Battles is a form of BATTLE.
- noun
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
“Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga”
- noun
an energetic attempt to achieve something
“getting through the crowd was a real struggle”
- verb
battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
“The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq”
- noun
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
“the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + T (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (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 BATTLES
BATTLES 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.
Anagrams of BATTLES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BATTLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tablets9
- ablest8
- battle8
- bettas8
- bleats8
- stable8
- tables8
- tablet8
- abets7
- ables7
- bales7
- baste7
- bates7
- batts7
- beals7
- beast7
- beats7
- belts7
- betas7
- betta7
- blase7
- blast7
- blate7
- blats7
- bleat7
- blest7
- blets7
- sable7
- tabes7
- table7
- latest6
- lattes6
- abet6
- able6
- albs6
- baes6
- bale6
- bals6
- base6
- bast6
- bate6
- bats6
- batt6
- beal6
- beat6
- bels6
- belt6
- best6
- beta6
- bets6
- blae6
- blat6
- blet6
- labs6
- sabe6
- slab6
- stab6
- tabs6
- latte5
- least5
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