BASELARDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. BASELARDS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BASELARDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASELARDS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASELARDS
No single letter turns BASELARDS into another word.
How BASELARDS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BASELARDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BASELARDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BASELARDS mean in Scrabble?
BASELARDS is the plural of BASELARD.
Shorter words from the letters in BASELARDS
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Common questions about BASELARDS
- Is BASELARDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BASELARDS is not in it.
- How many points is BASELARDS worth?
- BASELARDS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BASELARDS?
- No single letter can be added to BASELARDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BASELARDS:
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