BASELINE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BASELINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BASELINE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASELINE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASELINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BASELINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BASELINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BASELINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BASELINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A starting point or reference level against which later results are compared.
Scientists record a baseline before an experiment so they can tell what has changed. In sport the same word is the line marking the end of a court or the path between bases, and in printing it is the line letters sit on.
How BASELINE is used
Baseline is used in research and business for a reference value, and in games for lines on the field.
- The nurse took a baseline blood pressure reading first.
- The tennis player stayed behind the baseline and waited for errors.
- Sales were measured against last year's baseline.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BASELINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BASELINE
3 longer words begin with BASELINE.
Shorter words from the letters in BASELINE
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Common questions about BASELINE
- Is BASELINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BASELINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BASELINE worth?
- BASELINE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BASELINE mean?
- A starting point or reference level against which later results are compared.
- What letters can be added to BASELINE?
- BASELINE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BASELINE:
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