Possible Words From basil
Counting the words from BASIL by length: 3 with 5 letters, 12 with 4, 16 with 3 and 10 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with basil
3 words · top score 7
BASIL and 2 anagrams, LABIS and BAILS, make up the 5-letter words in BASIL; each scores 7 points.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with basil
12 words · top score 6 · everyday: LABS, BIAS, SAIL
8 of 12 4-letter words made with BASIL letters tie at 6 points; none scores more. LABS, BIAS and SAIL will look familiar.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with basil
16 words · top score 5 · everyday: LAB, ABS
16 3-letter words you get when you unscramble BASIL; 9 of them share the top score of 5. LAB and ABS are everyday picks.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with basil
10 words · top score 4 · everyday: IS, AS
The 2-letter words from BASIL are led by AB, BA and BI, 4 points each. IS and AS are the familiar ones.
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Change One Tile in BASIL
Trade one tile of BASIL for another and you can spell these 6 words:
- B M gives MAILS · words from mails
- I E gives SABLE · words from sable
- I T gives BLAST · words from blast
- B E gives AISLE · words from aisle
- B N gives NAILS · words from nails
- B R gives RAILS · unscramble rails
More 5-letter words: starting with BA · ending in IL · all 5-letter words
Definitions for the Top BASIL Plays
The meaning of BASIL, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- BASIL 7 · 9
- an aromatic herb
- BAILS 7 · 9
- to transfer property temporarily
- ALBS 6 · 8
- a long-sleeved vestment
- BAIL 6 · 8
- to transfer property temporarily
- BALS 6 · 8
- a balmoral
- BIAS 6 · 7
- to prejudice
- ISBA 6 · 7
- a Russian log hut
- LABS 6 · 8
- a laboratory
Can You Play BASIL in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
BASIL works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASIL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 41) | 39 | 41 | 38 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LABIS and SAI, 2 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LIAS.
Unscramble BASIL and you have 41 words, BASIL itself among them: it scores 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. 2 anagrams of BASIL are on the page: BAILS and LABIS, each 7 points. It has 5 letters, 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
Longer Words Built on BASIL
Each word below uses all the letters of BASIL and one more.