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BASILICON is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points

It depends on the list you play by. BASILICON 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

b3a1s1i1l1i1c3o1n1
Depends on the listBASILICON · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept BASILICON?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.44
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.89%

Our own measure of how useful BASILICON is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BASILICON

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

basilicons14

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BASILICON scores

Scrabble b3a1s1i1l1i1c3o1n1 13
Words with Friends b4a1s1i1l2i1c4o1n2 17

Face value of the 9 tiles in BASILICON, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b12
a19
s14
i29
l14
c12
o18
n16

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BASILICON has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with BASILICON

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1 longer words begin with BASILICON.

Shorter words from the letters in BASILICON

coalbins12 albinic11 basilic11 bionics11 blancos11 bonacis11 coalbin11 aiblins9 albinos9 alnicos9 asinico9 bilians9 incisal9 oilcans9 salicin9 silicon9 sinical9 liaison7 bacons10 bancos10 binocs10 bionic10 blanco10 bonaci10 cabins10 cibols10 cobias10 niobic10 ablins8 albino8 alibis8 alnico8 anisic8 basion8 bialis8 bilian8 blains8 blinis8 bonsai8 casini8

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Common questions about BASILICON

Is BASILICON valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BASILICON is not in it.
How many points is BASILICON worth?
BASILICON is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BASILICON?
BASILICON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BASILICON:

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