BASIDIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BASIDIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BASIDIUM?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASIDIUM is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASIDIUM
No single letter turns BASIDIUM into another word.
How BASIDIUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BASIDIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BASIDIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BASIDIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A microscopic club-shaped cell on certain fungi that bears spores.
Mushrooms release their spores from basidia lining the gills, which is how this group of fungi earned its scientific name. Typically each basidium carries four spores on tiny projections.
How BASIDIUM is used
A mycological term; the plural is basidia.
- Under the microscope each basidium held four tiny spores.
- The mycologist counted the spores on a single basidium.
- A club-shaped basidium is the sign of a true mushroom.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BASIDIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BASIDIUM
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Common questions about BASIDIUM
- Is BASIDIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BASIDIUM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BASIDIUM worth?
- BASIDIUM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BASIDIUM mean?
- A microscopic club-shaped cell on certain fungi that bears spores.
- What letters can be added to BASIDIUM?
- No single letter can be added to BASIDIUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BASIDIUM:
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