Is BASILECTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BASILECTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
13
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + S (1) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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.
Definition
Looking for what Basilects means? Read the full definition, part of speech and example sentences on Wiktionary.
See the definition of BasilectsHooks for BASILECTS
BASILECTS 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 BASILECTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- asbestic12
- basilect12
- abscise11
- bisects11
- cablets11
- citable11
- scabies11
- sebasic11
- ableists10
- astilbes10
- bastiles10
- blasties10
- elastics10
- scaliest10
- stabiles10
- basics10
- bisect10
- cables10
- cablet10
- ceibas10
- ableist9
- abseils9
- albites9
- ascites9
- astilbe9
- bastile9
- bestial9
- blastie9
- castles9
- ectasis9
- elastic9
- laciest9
- latices9
- sablest9
- stabile9
- stables9
- basic9
- bices9
- cable9
- ceiba9
- scabs9
- ablest8
- abseil8
- albeit8
- albite8
- atelic8
- baltis8
- basest8
- basils8
- basset8
- bastes8
- beasts8
- biases8
- blasts8
- bleats8
- blites8
- castes8
- castle8
- cestas8
- clasts8
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