BASILICONS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. BASILICONS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BASILICONS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASILICONS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASILICONS
No single letter turns BASILICONS into another word.
How BASILICONS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BASILICONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BASILICONS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BASILICONS
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Common questions about BASILICONS
- Is BASILICONS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BASILICONS is not in it.
- How many points is BASILICONS worth?
- BASILICONS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BASILICONS?
- No single letter can be added to BASILICONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BASILICONS:
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