What PATS Means
PATS is a form of PAT, which means:
- noun: the sound made by a gentle blow
- noun: a light touch or stroke
- verb: pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
- verb: hit lightly“pat him on the shoulder”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
PATS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 A1 T1 S1.
Anagrams of PATS (5)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In PATS
16 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
3 letter words (11)
2 letter words (5)
Longer Words Containing PATS
PATS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.