BASIN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BASIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BASIN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASIN is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BASIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BASIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What stands out about BASIN
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BASIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A round, open container used for holding water or other liquid, especially for washing; also, the area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.
A basin can be a simple bowl set on a stand for washing hands and face, or a fixed bathroom fitting connected to taps and a drain. Geographers give the same word a much larger meaning: a river basin is the entire area of land from which rain and streams eventually flow into one river system, so the Amazon basin covers millions of square kilometres far beyond the river itself. Geologists also speak of a basin where rock layers dip downward toward a low central point, sometimes trapping oil, coal, or groundwater beneath the surface. The shared idea across all these senses is a shape that collects and holds something, whether water in a bowl or an entire drainage system across a continent.
How BASIN is used
Used both for an everyday washing bowl and, in geography and geology, for a large natural drainage area or rock formation.
- He filled the basin with warm water to wash the dishes.
- The Amazon basin drains a vast area of South American rainforest.
- A cracked basin in the bathroom needed to be replaced.
- Rainfall across the whole river basin affects water levels downstream.
- Geologists found oil trapped deep within the sedimentary basin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BASIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BASIN
The 5 tiles of BASIN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BASIN
9 longer words begin with BASIN.
Words ending in BASIN
3 words end in BASIN. Useful as a back hook: play BASIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with BASIN inside
13 words contain BASIN in the middle. Words that start with BASIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BASIN
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Common questions about BASIN
- Is BASIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BASIN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BASIN worth?
- BASIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BASIN mean?
- A round, open container used for holding water or other liquid, especially for washing; also, the area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.
- What letters can be added to BASIN?
- BASIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BASIN:
Open BASIN in the Word Finder