9-Letter Words Starting With BASILI
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With BASILI
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With BASILI 6 words
How common is BASILI at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 nine-letter words that start with BASILI. They average 13.3 points and the best is BASILISKS (15 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.3
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- N
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- n 33.3%
- s 33.3%
- e 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ae16.7%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring nine-letter word that starts with BASILI
b 3a 1s 1i 1l 1i 1s 1k 5s 1
B 3 + A 1 + S 1 + I 1 + L 1 + I 1 + S 1 + K 5 + S 1 = 15 points
- Double word
- 30 pts
- Triple word
- 45 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
basilisks
Form of basilisk
- noun(classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance
- nounancient brass cannon
- nounsmall crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America
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How many nine-letter words that start with BASILI are there?
There are 6 nine-letter words that start with BASILI in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word that starts with BASILI?
BASILISKS is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BASILICAS (13), BASILICAN (13), BASILICAE (13).
Which rare nine-letter words that start with BASILI score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BASILICAE (13), BASILICAL (13), BASILICON (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.