BASION is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BASION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BASION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASION is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
basionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BASION scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BASION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does BASION mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The point at the front edge of the large opening at the base of the skull where the spinal cord passes through, used as a fixed landmark in measuring the skull.
Anatomists and radiologists use the basion as one of several named landmarks on the skull, alongside points such as the opisthion at the back of the same opening, to measure distances and angles that reveal how the skull and spine line up with each other. A displaced basion can signal a serious injury where the skull has shifted relative to the topmost neck bones. Because the basion sits on the midline and is easy to identify on an X-ray or CT scan, it also serves as a reference point in craniometry, the older science of measuring skulls to compare skeletons.
How BASION is used
A specialist term confined to anatomy, radiology, and forensic and physical anthropology rather than everyday speech.
- The radiologist measured the distance from the basion to the front teeth.
- A fracture near the basion can indicate a life-threatening skull-spine injury.
- Forensic anthropologists located the basion to estimate the skull's original proportions.
- The scan showed the basion sitting slightly off the expected midline.
- Craniometry textbooks list the basion among the standard landmarks of the skull.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BASION and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BASION
The 6 tiles of BASION in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BASION
1 longer words begin with BASION.
Shorter words from the letters in BASION
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Common questions about BASION
- Is BASION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BASION, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BASION worth?
- BASION is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BASION mean?
- The point at the front edge of the large opening at the base of the skull where the spinal cord passes through, used as a fixed landmark in measuring the skull.
- What letters can be added to BASION?
- BASION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BASION:
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