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Is BASE a Scrabble Word?

Yes, BASE is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a verb, an adjective and a noun, most often meaning “use as a basis for; found on”.

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Is BASE a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BASE is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends, and it has 1 anagram: SABE.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
4
Scrabble
6 pts
Words With Friends
7 pts
Anagrams
1
Familiarity
100th percentile

BASE meaning and definition

BASE has 4 common senses and works as a verb, an adjective and a noun. The most common meaning is listed first.

BASE as a verb

  1. Use as a basis for; found on.

BASE as an adjective

  1. Serving as or forming a base.

BASE as a noun

  1. Installation from which a military force initiates operations.
  2. Lowest support of a structure.

BASE Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

BASE scores 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is B, worth 3 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
B34
A11
S11
E11
Total67

BASE on premium squares

On a double word square BASE scores 12 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 18. Putting B on a triple letter square instead adds 6 points. Its face value is low, so placement matters more than the tiles: land it across a word square to make it pay. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Rearranging the letters of BASE

1 word uses exactly the same 4 letters as BASE. See all anagrams of BASE.

  • sabe6

Shorter words hiding in BASE

The letters B, A, S, E make 14 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first. Unscramble BASE: all 14 words.

  • be4
  • as2
  • sea3
  • ab4
  • ba4
  • abs5
  • ea2
  • eas3
  • es2
  • ae2
  • bas5
  • bes5
  • sab5
  • sae3

Words like BASE

One-letter changes to BASE, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in BASE

Add one letter to BASE

  • baste7
  • based8
  • blase7
  • abase7
  • basen7
  • baser7
  • bases7
  • basse7

Remove one letter from BASE

  • bas5

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BASE word facts

BASE is a 4-letter word with 4 distinct letters: 2 vowels (A and E) and 2 consonants. It starts with B and ends with E. By corpus frequency, BASE is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters B, A, S, E on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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BASE Scrabble word FAQ

Is BASE a Scrabble word?

Yes. BASE is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does BASE mean?

BASE is used as a verb, an adjective and a noun. Its most common meaning is “use as a basis for; found on”.

How many points is BASE worth in Scrabble?

BASE is worth 6 points in Scrabble: B (3) + A (1) + S (1) + E (1). On a double word square it scores 12, and on a triple word square 18.

How many points is BASE in Words With Friends?

BASE is worth 7 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of BASE?

BASE has 1 anagram: SABE. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in BASE?

You can make 14 shorter words from the letters in BASE, including BE, AS, SEA and AB.

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