Unscramble BASTINADO to get 256 words. BASTINADO itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 14 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are BANDITOS and TABANIDS, 11 points each. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from BASTINADO by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 12 with 7, 30 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
30 6-letter words from BASTINADO; 7 of them share the top score of 9. OBTAIN, SONATA and BONSAI are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble BASTINADO, the top score is 8, reached by 9. STAND, BANDS and BOATS are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words in BASTINADO; 11 of them share the top score of 7. DATA, BAND and BOAT are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words made with BASTINADO letters, the top score is 6, reached by 6. BAD, BIT and BID are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of BASTINADO, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with BA · ending in DO · all 9-letter words
What BASTINADO means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept BASTINADO, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASTINADO itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 256) | 194 | 254 | 174 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
62 of the 256 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BIODATA, ABANDS, BIDONS, IBADAT, ABAND, AIDANTS, BANIAS, BASANT, BIDON, BONIST, DOABS, ABID and 50 more. 20 of the 256 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BANDITOS, BANDITO, ADBOTS, BANDAS, ADBOT, BANDA, ATONIAS, ATONIA, DINOS, DOSAI, OBAS, SOBA and 8 more. 2 of the 256 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: BINTS and BINT.