BASOPHILIC is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. BASOPHILIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BASOPHILIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASOPHILIC is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASOPHILIC
No single letter turns BASOPHILIC into another word.
How BASOPHILIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BASOPHILIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BASOPHILIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BASOPHILIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Taking up basic dyes readily, so that cells or their parts stain strongly.
Pathologists look for basophilic material, which turns blue or purple under the usual stains, in blood and tissue slides. The word also refers to white blood cells that show this staining.
How BASOPHILIC is used
Used in histology and medicine for cells or structures that absorb basic stains.
- The slide showed basophilic granules inside the cell.
- Basophilic cytoplasm looks deep blue under the microscope.
- The pathologist noted a basophilic stain in the sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BASOPHILIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BASOPHILIC
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Common questions about BASOPHILIC
- Is BASOPHILIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BASOPHILIC, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BASOPHILIC worth?
- BASOPHILIC is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BASOPHILIC mean?
- Taking up basic dyes readily, so that cells or their parts stain strongly.
- What letters can be added to BASOPHILIC?
- No single letter can be added to BASOPHILIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BASOPHILIC:
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