Unscramble BASIDIUM and you have 135 words, BASIDIUM itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
B34A1S1I1D2I1U12M34
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from BASIDIUM by length: 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 2 with 6, 18 with 5, 49 with 4, 47 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words in BASIDIUM: MIDIBUS, for 12 points.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BASIDIUM, DUMB leads with 9 points, then BAMS and BIMA on 8. SAID, AIDS and BIDS are the familiar ones.
Among the 3-letter words from BASIDIUM, BAM, BUM and MIB tie for first at 7 points. BAD, BID and ADS are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of BASIDIUM, with one letter different:
More 8-letter words: starting with BA · ending in UM · all 8-letter words
BASIDIUM first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept BASIDIUM, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASIDIUM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 135) | 112 | 135 | 104 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MIDIBUS, SIMBA, ADSUM, BUDAS, BUDIS, MUIDS, ABID, BUDA, BUDI, MUID, MASU, SAIM and 11 more, 23 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: AUDISM, BIDIS, BIDI, DUM, SUMI, UMS, DAS and DA, 8 in all.