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Bases

b 3a 1s 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of base

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does bases mean?

noun

  1. installation from which a military force initiates operations

    “the attack wiped out our forward bases”

    Synonymsbase of operations

  2. lowest support of a structure

    “it was built on a base of solid rock”

    Synonymsfoundationfundamentfootgroundworksubstructure

  3. a place that the runner must touch before scoring

    “he scrambled to get back to the bag”

    Synonymsbag

  4. the bottom or lowest part

    “the base of the mountain”

  5. (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment

    “the base of the skull”

  6. a lower limit

    “the government established a wage floor”

    Synonymsfloor

verb

  1. use as a basis for; found on

    “base a claim on some observation”

    Synonymsestablishgroundfound

  2. situate as a center of operations

    “we will base this project in the new lab”

  3. use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes

Definitions shown for base, the base form of bases.

Is BASES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is BASES worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
b 3a 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
b 4a 1s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
b 4a 1s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
b 4a 1s 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BASES

Anagrams 2

bassesabes

Hooks for BASES

Add one letter to the front or back of BASES to make another word.

Front hooks

abases

Back hooks

basest

Words that end like BASES

Common words that share the ending -ASES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

casesphraseschasesphasesgasesvaseserasespurchasesatlasesencasescanvasesemphasesfracasesbookcasesshowcasessuitcasesbriefcasesstaircasesparaphrasespillowcasesdatabasesdebases
All words ending in -ASES

Bases: quick answers

Is BASES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BASES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BASES worth?
BASES scores 7 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does bases mean?
bases is the plural and third-person singular form of base, which means “installation from which a military force initiates operations”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BASES?
You can make 21 shorter words from BASES, such as BASE, BASS, SABE, SABS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of BASES?
BASES rearranges into BASSE, SABES.