Is BASALTES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BASALTES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BASALTES mean?
Basaltes is a form of BASALT.
- noun
the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + S (1) + A (1) + L (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BASALTES
BASALTES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BASALTES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ablates9
- balases9
- basalts9
- sablest9
- stables9
- abases8
- abates8
- ablate8
- ablest8
- baases8
- balsas8
- basalt8
- basest8
- basset8
- bastes8
- beasts8
- blasts8
- bleats8
- sabals8
- sables8
- stable8
- tablas8
- tables8
- atlases7
- abase7
- abate7
- abets7
- ables7
- albas7
- baals7
- balas7
- bales7
- balsa7
- basal7
- bases7
- baste7
- basts7
- bates7
- beals7
- beast7
- beats7
- belts7
- bests7
- betas7
- blase7
- blast7
- blate7
- blats7
- bleat7
- bless7
- blest7
- blets7
- sabal7
- sabes7
- sable7
- slabs7
- stabs7
- tabes7
- tabla7
- table7
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