BASAL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BASAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BASAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASAL is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
basaltChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BASAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BASAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What stands out about BASAL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BASAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Forming, relating to, or situated at the base of something; fundamental or foundational.
In biology, basal often describes the lowest resting level of a process, as in basal metabolic rate, the minimum energy the body needs simply to stay alive. Botanists use the same word for leaves that grow directly from the base of a stem or root rather than further up the plant. Beyond science, basal can describe anything foundational, such as a basal assumption that everything else in an argument depends on. The word is built from base plus the adjective-forming suffix -al, so its everyday sense stays close to its most literal one.
How BASAL is used
Common in biology and medicine, and occasionally used more generally to mean fundamental or foundational.
- Doctors measured her basal metabolic rate before starting the diet plan.
- The plant's basal leaves form a low rosette around the stem.
- Their theory rested on one basal assumption about human behaviour.
- Basal cell carcinoma begins in the deepest layer of the skin.
- A basal layer of gravel supports the rest of the road surface.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BASAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BASAL
The 5 tiles of BASAL in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with BASAL
9 longer words begin with BASAL.
Words ending in BASAL
2 words end in BASAL. Useful as a back hook: play BASAL onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BASAL
Common questions about BASAL
- Is BASAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BASAL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BASAL worth?
- BASAL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BASAL mean?
- Forming, relating to, or situated at the base of something; fundamental or foundational.
- What letters can be added to BASAL?
- BASAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BASAL:
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