Batches

/ˈbætʃɪz/

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:15 pts7 letters
Definition of Batches

noun

  1. The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.

    "We made a batch of cookies to take to the party."

  2. (by extension) A quantity of anything produced at one operation.

    "We poured a bucket of water in at the top, and the ice-maker dispensed a batch of ice-cubes at the bottom."

  3. A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business.
  4. A set of data to be processed with one execution of a program.

    "The system throttled itself to batches of 50 requests at a time to keep the thread count under control."

  5. A bread roll.

verb

  1. To aggregate things together into a batch.

    "The contractor batched the purchase orders for the entire month into one statement."

  2. To handle a set of input data or requests as a batch process.

    "The purchase requests for the day were stored in a queue and batched for printing the next morning."

verb

  1. To live as a bachelor temporarily, of a married man or someone virtually married.

    "I am batching next week when my wife visits her sister."

Anagrams of Batches

No exact anagrams found for "batches". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "batches" and rearranging:

Synonyms & Antonyms

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Batches"

Batches is a 7-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Batches" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "batches" is a medium-scoring word.