Basic
/ˈbeɪsɪk/
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters
Definition of Basic
noun
- A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
"Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers."
- An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
"Arithmetic is a basic for the study of mathematics."
- Basic training.
"The drill sergeants gave him hell in basic."
adjective
- Necessary, essential for life or some process.
"Flour is a basic ingredient of bread."
- Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
"The Hotel Sparta’s accommodation is very basic."
- Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.
- Unremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.
Anagrams of Basic
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
b3
a1
s1
i1
c3
Total: 9 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Basic
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Basic"
Basic is a 5-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Basic" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "basic" is a low-scoring word.