Is BASIDIUM a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BASIDIUM is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BASIDIUM mean?
- noun
a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + I (1) + U (1) + M (3) = 13 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 BASIDIUM
BASIDIUM 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 BASIDIUM
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- iambus10
- dumbs10
- audism9
- bimas9
- iambi9
- iambs9
- dumb9
- amids8
- bauds8
- bidis8
- daubs8
- dumas8
- imids8
- maids8
- mauds8
- midis8
- bams8
- bima8
- bums8
- iamb8
- mibs8
- amid7
- bads7
- baud7
- bidi7
- bids7
- buds7
- dabs7
- dams7
- daub7
- dibs7
- dims7
- dubs7
- duma7
- imid7
- mads7
- maid7
- maud7
- midi7
- mids7
- muds7
- bam7
- bum7
- mib7
- aims6
- amis6
- amus6
- bias6
- ibis6
- isba6
- sima6
- suba6
- sumi6
- bad6
- bid6
- bud6
- dab6
- dam6
- dib6
- dim6
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