242 words come out when you unscramble BASTIDES, starting with BASTIDES itself: 11 in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are BASTIDE, BEDSITS and BIASSED, 10 points each. It has 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from BASTIDES split into 1 with 8 letters, 5 with 7, 32 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Of the 32 6-letter words in BASTIDES, 9 score 9 points, the group's best. BIASED, BEASTS and BIASES are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words from BASTIDES; 12 of them share the top score of 8. BASED, IDEAS and BASIS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BASTIDES, the top score is 7, reached by 13. DATE, BEST and SAID are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 3-letter words made with BASTIDES letters tie at 6 points; none scores more. ITS, SET and BAD will look familiar.
Trade one tile of BASTIDES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with BA · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; BEDSITS and BIASSED (10 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: BASTIDES is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASTIDES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 242) | 199 | 242 | 187 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 43 of them: BASTIDES, BASTIDE, BASSED, BESTAD, ABSITS, BASTIS, BESITS, BESTIS, BETID, DIEBS, SAIDEST, ABID and 31 more. Words With Friends* skips 12 of them: BAES, DESIS, BAE, BES, DESI, DAS, EDS, ATS, DA, EST, TES and TE.