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Is BAT a Scrabble Word?

Yes, BAT is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a verb and a noun, most often meaning “strike with, or as if with a baseball bat”.

Quick answer

Is BAT a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BAT is a valid 3-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends, and it has 1 anagram: TAB.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
3
Scrabble
5 pts
Words With Friends
6 pts
Anagrams
1
Familiarity
100th percentile

BAT meaning and definition

BAT has 4 common senses and works as a verb and a noun. The most common meaning is listed first.

BAT as a verb

  1. Strike with, or as if with a baseball bat.
  2. Wink briefly.

BAT as a noun

  1. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
  2. (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit.

BAT Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

BAT scores 5 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is B, worth 3 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
B34
A11
T11
Total56

BAT on premium squares

On a double word square BAT scores 10 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 15. Putting B on a triple letter square instead adds 6 points. Its face value is low, so placement matters more than the tiles: land it across a word square to make it pay. At 3 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Rearranging the letters of BAT

1 word uses exactly the same 3 letters as BAT. See all anagrams of BAT.

  • tab5

Unscramble BAT: 4 words from its letters

The letters B, A, T make 4 shorter words, up to 2 letters long. Most common first.

  • ab4
  • at2
  • ba4
  • ta2

Words like BAT

One-letter changes to BAT, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in BAT

Add one letter to BAT

  • beat6
  • bait6
  • boat6
  • bath9
  • bast6
  • bate6
  • brat6
  • baht9
  • bats6
  • blat6
  • baft9
  • bant6
  • batt6
  • bayt9
  • bhat9
  • buat6

Remove one letter from BAT

  • at2
  • ba4

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BAT word facts

BAT is a 3-letter word with 3 distinct letters: 1 vowel (A) and 2 consonants. It starts with B and ends with T. By corpus frequency, BAT is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters B, A, T on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 3 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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BAT Scrabble word FAQ

Is BAT a Scrabble word?

Yes. BAT is a valid 3-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does BAT mean?

BAT is used as a verb and a noun. Its most common meaning is “strike with, or as if with a baseball bat”.

How many points is BAT worth in Scrabble?

BAT is worth 5 points in Scrabble: B (3) + A (1) + T (1). On a double word square it scores 10, and on a triple word square 15.

How many points is BAT in Words With Friends?

BAT is worth 6 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of BAT?

BAT has 1 anagram: TAB. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in BAT?

You can make 4 shorter words from the letters in BAT, including AB, AT, BA and TA.

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