Definition of batten

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• batten is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
• batten is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
• batten is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of batten

• furnish with battens (verb)

  Examples

  1. batten ships

  Synonyms

  1. batten down
  2. secure
• stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. batting
• a strip fixed to something to hold it firm (noun)
• secure with battens (verb)

  Examples

  1. batten down a ship's hatches

See definition of batten in Merriam Webster