Is BASTINADOES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BASTINADOES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BASTINADOES mean?
Bastinadoes is a form of BASTINADO.
- noun
a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet
- noun
a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels
- verb
beat somebody on the soles of the feet
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + D (2) + O (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 BASTINADOES
BASTINADOES 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 BASTINADOES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bastinades13
- abstained12
- bastinade12
- bastinado12
- bastioned12
- bedsonias12
- botanised12
- anabioses11
- botanises11
- bandiest11
- banditos11
- bedsonia11
- diabases11
- obtained11
- tabanids11
- assonated10
- sedations10
- abatises10
- abstains10
- antiboss10
- basinets10
- bassinet10
- bastions10
- botanies10
- botanise10
- niobates10
- obeisant10
- sabatons10
- badness10
- bandies10
- bandito10
- bandits10
- basined10
- bedsits10
- biassed10
- boasted10
- diabase10
- indabas10
- saboted10
- tabanid10
- adenosis9
- adonises9
- anodises9
- astonied9
- destains9
- diastase9
- sandiest9
- sedation9
- abioses9
- absents9
- abstain9
- banties9
- basinet9
- basions9
- bastion9
- boniest9
- bonitas9
- bonsais9
- niobate9
- obtains9
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