Is BASTINADES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BASTINADES 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
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 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.
Definition
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See the definition of BastinadesHooks for BASTINADES
BASTINADES 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 BASTINADES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- abstained12
- bastinade12
- bandiest11
- diabases11
- tabanids11
- abatises10
- abstains10
- basinets10
- bassinet10
- badness10
- bandies10
- bandits10
- basined10
- bedsits10
- biassed10
- diabase10
- indabas10
- tabanid10
- destains9
- diastase9
- sandiest9
- absents9
- abstain9
- banties9
- basinet9
- sabines9
- abased9
- abated9
- abides9
- badass9
- baited9
- bandas9
- bandit9
- basted9
- bedsit9
- biased9
- bidets9
- debits9
- indaba9
- entasias8
- ansated8
- destain8
- detains8
- disseat8
- dissent8
- instead8
- naiades8
- nidates8
- sainted8
- satined8
- snidest8
- stadias8
- stained8
- abases8
- abates8
- abatis8
- absent8
- baases8
- basest8
- basins8
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