BASCULE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BASCULE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BASCULE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASCULE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASCULE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
basculesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BASCULE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BASCULE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does BASCULE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A device or bridge in which one end rises as the other falls, balanced by a counterweight like a seesaw.
A bascule bridge opens by tipping its deck upward so that ships can pass beneath. The same balancing idea is used in some gates and weighing machines.
How BASCULE is used
Bascule usually appears in the phrase bascule bridge, and the word comes from French for a seesaw.
- The bascule rose slowly to let the tall mast through.
- Traffic stopped while the bascule was lifted.
- Heavy counterweights hold the bascule in balance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BASCULE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BASCULE
1 longer words begin with BASCULE.
Shorter words from the letters in BASCULE
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Common questions about BASCULE
- Is BASCULE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BASCULE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BASCULE worth?
- BASCULE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BASCULE mean?
- A device or bridge in which one end rises as the other falls, balanced by a counterweight like a seesaw.
- What letters can be added to BASCULE?
- BASCULE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BASCULE:
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