Is BASOPHILES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BASOPHILES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BASOPHILES mean?
Basophiles is a form of BASOPHILE.
- noun
a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + S (1) + O (1) + P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 BASOPHILES
BASOPHILES 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 BASOPHILES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- basophile16
- basophils16
- basophil15
- abolishes14
- bishops14
- phobias14
- alphosis13
- bolshies13
- haploses13
- haplosis13
- pisshole13
- polishes13
- bishop13
- phobia13
- passible12
- possible12
- abolish12
- aphesis12
- bolshie12
- hapless12
- hipless12
- plashes12
- sophies12
- posable11
- alephs11
- aspish11
- bashes11
- bishes11
- boheas11
- boshes11
- habile11
- obeahs11
- palish11
- pashes11
- phases11
- phasis11
- phials11
- pishes11
- poisha11
- polish11
- sahibs11
- shapes11
- shleps11
- spahis11
- splash11
- splosh11
- asshole10
- isohels10
- sheilas10
- pibals10
- aleph10
- aphis10
- apish10
- blahs10
- bohea10
- ephas10
- hasps10
- heaps10
- helps10
- hopes10
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