BASTE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BASTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BASTE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASTE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASTE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BASTE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BASTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about BASTE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 7 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 BASTE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To moisten meat or other food with fat or juices at intervals while it is cooking, in order to keep it from drying out; also, to sew fabric together loosely with long temporary stitches.
A cook will baste a roasting joint every few minutes by spooning the melted fat and pan juices back over its surface, since the exposed top would otherwise dry out long before the inside finishes cooking. In sewing, to baste means something quite different: a tailor bastes two pieces of fabric with wide, easily removed stitches so that the pieces stay aligned while being fitted or machine-sewn, and the loose thread is pulled out once the permanent seam is in place. Despite the shared spelling, the two meanings developed separately and have no real connection beyond both describing a temporary, repeated action performed while something more important is finished. Some older dictionaries also record a now rare sense of baste meaning to beat or thrash someone soundly.
How BASTE is used
Common in cooking instructions and in dressmaking or tailoring, where the two unrelated senses rarely cause real confusion in context.
- She would baste the turkey every twenty minutes to keep it moist.
- The tailor decided to baste the seams before the final fitting.
- He forgot to baste the roast and the skin turned dry and tough.
- Baste the hem loosely so it can be adjusted later.
- The recipe instructs the cook to baste the chicken with its own juices.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BASTE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BASTE
The 5 tiles of BASTE in a different order — 7 found.
Words starting with BASTE
4 longer words begin with BASTE.
Words ending in BASTE
2 words end in BASTE. Useful as a back hook: play BASTE onto a word already on the board.
Words with BASTE inside
12 words contain BASTE in the middle. Words that start with BASTE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BASTE
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Common questions about BASTE
- Is BASTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BASTE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BASTE worth?
- BASTE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BASTE mean?
- To moisten meat or other food with fat or juices at intervals while it is cooking, in order to keep it from drying out; also, to sew fabric together loosely with long temporary stitches.
- What letters can be added to BASTE?
- BASTE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BASTE:
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