BASTARDISE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BASTARDISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BASTARDISE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASTARDISE is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASTARDISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BASTARDISE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BASTARDISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BASTARDISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BASTARDISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To spoil something by changing it so that it loses its original quality or value.
Purists say a recipe, a language or a design has been bastardised when it is altered into a cheaper or impure version. The word is the British spelling; American writers use a z. It is blunt criticism, not a neutral description of change.
How BASTARDISE is used
Used critically for debasing something, in British spelling.
- Critics said the remake would bastardise the original film.
- Do not bastardise the recipe with cheap substitutes.
- The dialect was bastardised by constant borrowing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BASTARDISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BASTARDISE
The 10 tiles of BASTARDISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BASTARDISE
2 longer words begin with BASTARDISE.
Shorter words from the letters in BASTARDISE
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Common questions about BASTARDISE
- Is BASTARDISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BASTARDISE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BASTARDISE worth?
- BASTARDISE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BASTARDISE mean?
- To spoil something by changing it so that it loses its original quality or value.
- What letters can be added to BASTARDISE?
- BASTARDISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BASTARDISE:
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