BASIFY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BASIFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BASIFY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASIFY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASIFY
No single letter turns BASIFY into another word.
How BASIFY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BASIFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does BASIFY mean in Scrabble?
verb
chemistry
To make a liquid or other substance less acid by raising its pH above seven.
To basify a solution is to turn it alkaline, usually by adding a base to it. Chemists use the verb when they want the opposite of acidifying, for example before extracting a compound from water. The word also has an older meaning, to convert a substance into a salifiable base.
How BASIFY is used
Technical; found in chemistry and laboratory procedure.
- The student had to basify the solution before the next step.
- A few drops of ammonia will basify the mixture.
- Why did the lab manual tell us to basify the sample?
- They chose to basify the water slowly to avoid a sudden reaction.
- To basify a soil sample, add a measured amount of lime.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BASIFY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BASIFY
1 longer words begin with BASIFY.
Shorter words from the letters in BASIFY
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Common questions about BASIFY
- Is BASIFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BASIFY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BASIFY worth?
- BASIFY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BASIFY mean?
- To make a liquid or other substance less acid by raising its pH above seven.
- What letters can be added to BASIFY?
- No single letter can be added to BASIFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BASIFY:
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