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Bats

/bæts/

Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:7 pts4 letters
Definition of Bats

noun

  1. Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
  2. An old woman.

noun

  1. A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.
  2. A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.

    "You've been in for ages. Can I have a bat now?"

  3. The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.
  4. Shale or bituminous shale.
  5. A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.

verb

  1. To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.

    "He batted the ball away with a satisfying thwack."

  2. To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.
  3. To strike or swipe as though with a bat.

    "The cat batted at the toy."

verb

  1. To flutter

    "bat one's eyelashes"

  2. To wink.
  3. To bate or flutter, as a hawk.
  4. (usually with 'around' or 'about') To flit quickly from place to place.

    "I've spent all week batting around the country."

noun

  1. A packsaddle.

adjective

  1. Mad, insane.

    "You must be bats to go out in the cold without a coat on."

Anagrams of Bats

3 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "bats":

baststabtabs

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+eabetsbastebatesbeastbeats
+hbahtsbaths
+ibaits
+lblastblats
+oboastboatsbotassabot
+rbrats
+sbastsstabs
+tbatts
+uabutstabustsubatubas
Related Word Patterns
BA...Words starting with "ba"...TSWords ending with "ts"All 4-letter wordsUnscramble "bats"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
b3
a1
t1
s1

Total: 6 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Bats
abandonmentsabasementsabashmentsabatementsabbotsabductsaberrantsabetmentsabetsabiogenistsablautsableists
Related 4-Letter Words
baalbaasbabababebabubabybachbackbadebadsbaffbagsbahtbailbait

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 "Bats"

Bats is a 4-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "bats" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.

Using "Bats" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "bats" is a low-scoring word.