Is BASENESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BASENESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BASENESSES mean?
Basenesses is a form of BASENESS.
- noun
unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 BASENESSES
BASENESSES 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 BASENESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- baseness10
- bassness10
- basses8
- banes7
- bases7
- beans7
- benes7
- beses7
- nabes7
- sabes7
- assess6
- nesses6
- sasses6
- senses6
- baes6
- bane6
- bans6
- base6
- bass6
- bean6
- been6
- bees6
- bene6
- bens6
- nabe6
- nabs6
- nebs6
- sabe6
- sabs6
- asses5
- eases5
- esnes5
- esses5
- sanes5
- senes5
- sensa5
- sense5
- abs5
- bae5
- ban5
- bas5
- bee5
- ben5
- bes5
- nab5
- neb5
- sab5
- anes4
- ease4
- eses4
- esne4
- esse4
- naes4
- ness4
- sane4
- sans4
- sass4
- seas4
- seen4
- sees4
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