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Basing

b 3a 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 6 letters · Very common · present participle of base

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does basing mean?

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 basing.

Is BASING 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) No

How many points is BASING worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
b 3a 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

12 pts
b 4a 1s 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

11 pts
b 4a 1s 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
b 4a 1s 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in BASING

Hooks for BASING

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

Front hooks

abasing

Back hooks

None

Words that end like BASING

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

casingchasingphasingphrasingerasingpurchasingencasingcanvasingshowcasingparaphrasingdebasing
All words ending in -ASING

Basing: quick answers

Is BASING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BASING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BASING worth?
BASING scores 9 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does basing mean?
basing is the present participle of base, which means “use as a basis for”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BASING?
You can make 78 shorter words from BASING, such as BANGS, BINGS, BAGS, BANG. See the full list.