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Is beater a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word beater is a Scrabble US word. The word beater is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

B3E1A1T1E1R1

Is beater a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word beater is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

B3E1A1T1E1R1

Is beater a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word beater is a Words With Friends word. The word beater is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4E1A1T1E1R1

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6-letter words (3 found)

BEATER,BERATE,REBATE,

5-letter words (6 found)

ARETE,BEARE,BERET,EATER,REATE,TABER,

4-letter words (21 found)

ABER,ABET,ARET,BARE,BATE,BEAR,BEAT,BEER,BEET,BERE,BETA,BETE,BRAE,BRAT,BREE,RATE,RETE,TARE,TEAR,TEER,TREE,

3-letter words (24 found)

ARB,ARE,ART,ATE,BAE,BAR,BAT,BEE,BET,BRA,EAR,EAT,ERA,ERE,ETA,RAT,REB,REE,RET,TAB,TAE,TAR,TEA,TEE,

2-letter words (13 found)

AB,AE,AR,AT,BA,BE,EA,EE,ER,ET,RE,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 68 words from beater according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of beater

beater

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbiːtə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbitɚ/, [ˈbiɾɚ]
  • Rhymes: -iːtə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From Middle English beter, betere, bettere, from Old English bēatere (“a beater; boxer, fighter; champion”), equivalent to beat +‎ -er. Related to beetle (“a type of mallet”).

Noun

beater (plural beaters)

  1. Someone or something that beats.
  2. A kitchen implement for mixing.
  3. A stick used to play a percussion instrument.
    Synonym: drum stick
  4. A person who drives game towards shooters in a hunting party, typically working in a group with other beaters.
  5. A papermaking machine for processing fibres by fibrillation in order to improve bonding strength
  6. (US, informal) An old or dilapidated automobile in poor operating condition.
    Synonyms: banger, bucket, hooptie, jalopy, wreck, crock, shitbox, rustbucket; see also Thesaurus:old car
  7. A weaving tool designed to push the weft yarn securely into place. It contains the comb-like insert reed and is sometimes a part of the loom.
  8. (Canada) A harp seal pup after its first moult and before its second moult.
  9. In the sport of Quidditch or Muggle quidditch, a player who attempts to hit the opposing team's players with bludgers and to block the bludgers from hitting their own team's players.
  10. (informal) A shoe suitable for everyday wear, during which they may get dirty or scuffed, as opposed to more valuable shoes that one wishes to keep in good condition.
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Etymology 2

By shortening from wifebeater.

Noun

beater (plural beaters)

  1. (US, informal) A sleeveless undershirt.
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Further reading

  • “beater”, in Collins English Dictionary.
  • “beater”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  • “beater”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “beater”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

Anagrams

  • Bartee, berate, betear, erbate, rebate, rebeat

Source: wiktionary.org