baton
Baton can refer to a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir, a short stout club used primarily by policemen, or a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority.
Length
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
9
Starts
BA
Ends
TON
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “BATON” Mean?
/ˈbætɒn/
baton has 5 documented senses across noun.
Noun
5 sensesa thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
Synonyms
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority
a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette
a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race
Synonyms for BATON
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
Length
5 letters
Starts With
B
Ends With
N
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
B, A, T, O, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆BATON has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆BATON is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆BATON can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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★★★★☆BATON uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
BA, AT, TO, ON
Trigrams
BAT, ATO, TON
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