Is BASIDIOSPORES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BASIDIOSPORES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BASIDIOSPORES mean?
Basidiospores is a form of BASIDIOSPORE.
- noun
a sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
13
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + I (1) + O (1) + S (1) + P (3) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 BASIDIOSPORES
BASIDIOSPORES 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 BASIDIOSPORES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- basidiospore17
- dispraises13
- biopsied13
- aerobiosis12
- isospories12
- diaspores12
- disposers12
- dispraise12
- presidios12
- prosodies12
- biopsies12
- saprobes12
- prebids12
- psoriases11
- psoriasis11
- adiposes11
- adiposis11
- apodoses11
- apodosis11
- despairs11
- diaspore11
- disposer11
- disposes11
- disrobes11
- dropsies11
- parodies11
- presidia11
- presidio11
- seabirds11
- sidebars11
- sparoids11
- saprobe11
- bipeds11
- bipods11
- prebid11
- probed11
- disseisor10
- siderosis10
- brassies10
- isobares10
- obsessor10
- pissoirs10
- prissies10
- prossies10
- sorboses10
- abiders10
- adipose10
- adsorbs10
- apsides10
- aspired10
- biassed10
- birdies10
- boodies10
- borides10
- braised10
- brassed10
- bridies10
- darbies10
- desorbs10
- despair10
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