BASTA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. BASTA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1s1t1a1
Depends on the listBASTA · 5 letters · 7 pts Scrabble · 8 pts WWF
7points in Scrabble
8points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 43,569odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BASTA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.4
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful BASTA is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASTA
No single letter turns BASTA into another word.
How BASTA scores
Scrabble b3a1s1t1a1 7
Words with Friends b4a1s1t1a1 8
Face value of the 5 tiles in BASTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
Words starting with BASTA
bastard10 bastards11 bastardy14 bastardly15 bastardry15 bastardies13 bastardise13 bastardism15 bastardize22 bastardised15 bastardises14 bastardisms16 bastardized24 bastardizes23 bastardlier14 bastardries14 bastardising16 bastardizing25 bastardliest15 bastardisation17 bastardization26 bastardisations18 bastardizations27
23 longer words begin with BASTA.
Shorter words from the letters in BASTA
abas6 baas6 bast6 bats6 stab6 tabs6 aba5 abs5 baa5 bas5 bat5 sab5 tab5 aas3 ats3 sat3 tas3 ab4 ba4 aa2 as2 at2 st2 ta2
Common questions about BASTA
- Is BASTA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BASTA is not in it.
- How many points is BASTA worth?
- BASTA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BASTA?
- No single letter can be added to BASTA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BASTA:
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