Is BASEMENT a word?
BASEMENT is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, BASEMENT is a valid word.
What does basement mean?
noun: the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
BASEMENT: word details
- Pronunciation: BAYS-muhnt (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 15 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside basement
Words you can make from the letters of basement.
Solve a whole rack, not just BASEMENT
BASEMENT is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does BASEMENT mean?
BASEMENT is a noun. It means: the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage.
Is BASEMENT a valid word?
Yes, BASEMENT is a valid word. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.