Is BASICALLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BASICALLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BASICALLY mean?
- adverb
in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
“He is basically dishonest”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + S (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 16 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 BASICALLY
BASICALLY 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.
Anagrams of BASICALLY
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BASICALLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- asyllabic16
- scalably15
- syllabic15
- basally12
- salably12
- syllabi12
- ballsy11
- bialys11
- lacily11
- cabals10
- acyls10
- bally10
- bialy10
- billy10
- clays10
- scaly10
- sibyl10
- labials9
- aliyas9
- allays9
- abaci9
- basic9
- cabal9
- ably9
- abys9
- acyl9
- bays9
- cays9
- clay9
- lacy9
- callas8
- labial8
- laical8
- lilacs8
- scilla8
- aliya8
- allay8
- asyla8
- sally8
- silly8
- slily8
- yills8
- cabs8
- scab8
- aby8
- bay8
- bys8
- cay8
- icy8
- acais7
- albas7
- baals7
- bails7
- balas7
- balls7
- balsa7
- basal7
- basil7
- bills7
- calla7
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