BASALTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BASALTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BASALTIC?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASALTIC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASALTIC
No single letter turns BASALTIC into another word.
How BASALTIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BASALTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BASALTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BASALTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to, made of or containing basalt, the dark fine-grained volcanic rock.
Geologists call lava, cliffs and plains basaltic when the rock beneath them is basalt. Basaltic flows tend to be runny and spread widely, unlike the stickier lavas that build steep cones.
How BASALTIC is used
Basaltic appears in geology and volcanology texts.
- The island is built from basaltic lava.
- Basaltic columns line the shore like a stone organ.
- The soil here is dark and basaltic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BASALTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BASALTIC
The 8 tiles of BASALTIC in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BASALTIC
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Common questions about BASALTIC
- Is BASALTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BASALTIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BASALTIC worth?
- BASALTIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BASALTIC mean?
- Relating to, made of or containing basalt, the dark fine-grained volcanic rock.
- What letters can be added to BASALTIC?
- No single letter can be added to BASALTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BASALTIC:
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