Unscramble BASILICONS and you have 294 words, BASILICONS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
B34A1S1I1L12I1C34O1N12S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from BASILICONS split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 6 with 8, 30 with 7, 54 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in BASILICONS: BASILICON, for 13 points.
Among 30 7-letter words from BASILICONS, the top score is 11, reached by 6. CASINOS, SILICON and LIAISON are the familiar ones.
Of the 54 6-letter words you get when you unscramble BASILICONS, 11 score 10 points, the group's best. SOCIAL, CASINO and BASICS are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words from BASILICONS; 9 of them share the top score of 9. CLASS, BASIC and BASIS are everyday picks.
6 of 60 4-letter words in BASILICONS tie at 8 points; none scores more. ICON, BASS and BOSS will look familiar.
BAC, CAB and COB share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words made with BASILICONS letters. CAN, OIL and ASS are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of BASILICONS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with BA · ending in NS · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ABSCISIN and COALBINS (12 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts BASILICONS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASILICONS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 294) | 249 | 294 | 230 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
45 of the 294 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BASILICONS, BASILICON, BLANCOS, ASINICOS, BLANCO, ASINICO, BILIANS, SINICAL, BACS, BASONS, BILIAN, BISSON and 33 more. 19 of the 294 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ALNICOS, BANCS, BONSAIS, CLASSON, LIASSIC, ASCONS, BANC, ASCON, CALOS, LOCIS, LOIASIS, CALS and 7 more.