BASILECT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BASILECT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BASILECT?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASILECT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASILECT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
basilectsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BASILECT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BASILECT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BASILECT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BASILECT
- All 8 letters of BASILECT are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BASILECT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The variety of a language in a community that differs most from the prestigious standard form.
Linguists place the basilect at the bottom of a spectrum that runs up through the everyday speech to the formal standard. It is the topic of studies on creole languages, where speakers range along that scale.
How BASILECT is used
Basilect is a term from sociolinguistics, usually set against acrolect.
- The speaker slipped into basilect when she talked with her grandmother.
- A basilect can sound very different from the standard language.
- Researchers recorded the basilect of the island village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BASILECT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BASILECT
1 longer words begin with BASILECT.
Shorter words from the letters in BASILECT
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Common questions about BASILECT
- Is BASILECT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BASILECT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BASILECT worth?
- BASILECT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BASILECT mean?
- The variety of a language in a community that differs most from the prestigious standard form.
- What letters can be added to BASILECT?
- BASILECT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BASILECT:
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