Is BATTLESHIP a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BATTLESHIP is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BATTLESHIP mean?
- noun
large and heavily armoured warship
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + T (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + P (3) = 17 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 BATTLESHIP
Single letters that turn BATTLESHIP into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from BATTLESHIP
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blithest13
- haplites13
- hittable13
- tithable13
- epiblast12
- batshit12
- blahest12
- haplite12
- pettish12
- lathiest11
- baptise11
- baptist11
- alephs11
- bathes11
- blithe11
- habile11
- habits11
- palish11
- phials11
- spathe11
- spilth11
- platiest10
- atheist10
- halites10
- heliast10
- lithest10
- staithe10
- stealth10
- thistle10
- pibals10
- aleph10
- aphis10
- apish10
- bahts10
- baith10
- bathe10
- baths10
- beths10
- blahs10
- ephas10
- habit10
- heaps10
- helps10
- paths10
- phase10
- phial10
- piths10
- plash10
- sahib10
- shape10
- shlep10
- spahi10
- staph10
- thesp10
- ableist9
- albites9
- aplites9
- astilbe9
- bastile9
- batiste9
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