159 words come out when you unscramble BASMATIS, starting with BASMATIS itself: 12 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
B34A1S1M34A1T1I1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from BASMATIS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 3 with 7, 11 with 6, 40 with 5, 49 with 4, 39 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Among 40 5-letter words you get when you unscramble BASMATIS, the top score is 9, reached by 5. BASIS, SAMBA and BAITS are the familiar ones.
4 of 49 4-letter words from BASMATIS tie at 8 points; none scores more. MASS, MISS and BASS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of BASMATIS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with BA · ending in IS · all 8-letter words
BASMATIS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. BASMATIS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASMATIS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 159) | 116 | 159 | 111 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TSAMBAS, SIMBAS, TSAMBA, SIMBA, ABSITS, BAISAS, BASTIS, MATAIS, ABSIT, ASSAM, BAISA, BASTA and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MASAS, STIMS, MASA, STIM and ATS, 5 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of BASMATIS plus a single extra one.