The word basil is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • basil n. A plant (Ocimum basilicum).
  • basil n. The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
  • basil n. Any other species in the genus Ocimum.

13 valid words from 3 definitions

ANY AS GENUS HERB IN LEAVES OF OTHER PLANT SPECIES THE THIS USED

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

BASILICUM OCIMUM

4 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AS BA BAS SI

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AB IS LI LIS SAB

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

BAILS LABIS

5 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BASAL BASIC BASIJ BASIN BASIS

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

BAIL

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

BRASIL

15 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

BASILS BASILAR BASILIC BASILARY BASILECT BASILICA BASILISK BASILECTS BASILICAE BASILICAL BASILICAN BASILICAS BASILICON BASILISKS BASILICONS

18 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+E ABSEIL BALISE BLAISE ISABEL
+I ALIBIS BIALIS
+K KIBLAS
+M LIMBAS
+N ABLINS BLAINS
+P PIBALS
+Q QIBLAS
+R BRAILS BRASIL LIBRAS
+S BASILS
+T BALTIS
+Y BIALYS

12 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A LIBS
-B AILS LIAS SAIL SIAL
-I ALBS BALS LABS SLAB
-L BIAS ISBA
-S BAIL

Scrabble scoring

  • 7 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 347 chance (0.29%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 1383 chance (0.07%).

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Categories without words

  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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