BASINAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BASINAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BASINAL?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASINAL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASINAL
No single letter turns BASINAL into another word.
How BASINAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BASINAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does BASINAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or shaped like a basin, especially a river basin or a hollow in the ground.
Geologists and hydrologists reach for basinal when they describe deposits or water systems of a whole drainage area. The word keeps attention on the large bowl-shaped landform rather than on a small dish.
How BASINAL is used
Basinal is found mainly in geology and water science.
- The survey mapped basinal deposits laid down over millions of years.
- Basinal water flows slowly toward the lowest point of the region.
- Researchers compared basinal rainfall across three river systems.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BASINAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BASINAL
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Common questions about BASINAL
- Is BASINAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BASINAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BASINAL worth?
- BASINAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BASINAL mean?
- Relating to or shaped like a basin, especially a river basin or a hollow in the ground.
- What letters can be added to BASINAL?
- No single letter can be added to BASINAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BASINAL:
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