BASSET is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BASSET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BASSET?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASSET is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASSET
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BASSET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BASSET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What stands out about BASSET
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 BASSET mean in Scrabble?
noun
A short-legged hunting dog with a long body, drooping ears, and a keen sense of smell, bred to track game slowly at walking pace.
The basset takes its name from the French bas, meaning low, a plain description of its stubby legs and long, low body built to push through thick undergrowth without losing the scent trail. Hunters originally used the basset to trail rabbits and hare on foot, since the dog works at a pace a person can keep up with, unlike faster hounds bred to be followed on horseback. The same short-legged, deep-voiced build later made the basset hound a popular family pet valued more for its mild temperament than for hunting. In geology, unrelated to the dog, "to basset" describes a layer of rock breaking through to the surface, a completely separate use of the same old French root.
How BASSET is used
Most familiar as the name of a dog breed, the basset hound, in everyday speech and in kennel-club writing.
- Their basset trailed the scent along the hedge without ever losing it.
- The basset's long ears nearly touched the ground as it sniffed.
- She adopted a basset from the shelter last spring.
- Hunters once followed the basset on foot rather than on horseback.
- The basset show at the fair drew dozens of entries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BASSET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BASSET
The 6 tiles of BASSET in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with BASSET
7 longer words begin with BASSET.
Shorter words from the letters in BASSET
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Common questions about BASSET
- Is BASSET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BASSET, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BASSET worth?
- BASSET is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BASSET mean?
- A short-legged hunting dog with a long body, drooping ears, and a keen sense of smell, bred to track game slowly at walking pace.
- What letters can be added to BASSET?
- BASSET takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BASSET:
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