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Is basalt a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word basalt is a Scrabble US word. The word basalt is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

B3A1S1A1L1T1

Is basalt a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word basalt is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

B3A1S1A1L1T1

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Yes. The word basalt is a Words With Friends word. The word basalt is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4A1S1A1L2T1

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6-letter words (2 found)

BASALT,TABLAS,

5-letter words (14 found)

ALBAS,ATLAS,BAALS,BALAS,BALSA,BASAL,BASTA,BLAST,BLATS,SABAL,SALAT,TAALS,TABLA,TALAS,

4-letter words (22 found)

AALS,ABAS,ALAS,ALBA,ALBS,ALTS,BAAL,BAAS,BALS,BAST,BATS,BLAT,LABS,LAST,LATS,SALT,SLAB,SLAT,STAB,TAAL,TABS,TALA,

3-letter words (21 found)

AAL,AAS,ABA,ABS,ALA,ALB,ALS,ALT,ATS,BAA,BAL,BAS,BAT,LAB,LAS,LAT,SAB,SAL,SAT,TAB,TAS,

2-letter words (9 found)

AA,AB,AL,AS,AT,BA,LA,ST,TA,

You can make 68 words from basalt according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of basalt

basalt

Etymology

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”),

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbæs.ɒlt/, /ˈbæs.əlt/, /ˈbæs.ɔːlt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈsɔlt/, /ˈbæs.ɔlt/, /ˈbeɪˌsɔlt/
    • (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /bəˈsɑlt/, /ˈbæs.ɑlt/, /ˈbeɪˌsɑlt/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈbæs.ɒlt/, /ˈbæs.ɑlt/
  • Rhymes: -æsɒlt
  • Hyphenation: bas‧alt

Noun

basalt (countable and uncountable, plural basalts)

  1. (mineralogy) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
  2. A type of unglazed pottery.

Hypernyms

  • molten rock

Hyponyms

  • flood basalt

Derived terms

Translations

References

Anagrams

  • Labats, Tablas, tablas, talabs

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin basaltes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [bəˈzal]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [bəˈzalt]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [baˈzalt]

Noun

basalt m (plural basalts)

  1. basalt

Further reading

  • “basalt” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “basalt”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “basalt” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “basalt” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French basalte, from Middle French basalte, from Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baːˈzɑlt/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧salt
  • Rhymes: -ɑlt

Noun

basalt n (uncountable)

  1. basalt (type of igneous rock)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: basal

Faroese

Etymology

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [paˈsal̥t]

Noun

basalt n (genitive singular basalts, uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) basalt

Declension

Synonyms

  • blágrýti n

Irish

Etymology

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”)

Noun

basalt m (genitive singular basailt)

  1. (mineralogy) basalt

Declension

Mutation

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “basalt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “basalt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”)

Noun

basalt m (definite singular basalten, indefinite plural basalter, definite plural basaltene)

  1. basalt

Derived terms

  • basaltisk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”)

Noun

basalt m (definite singular basalten, indefinite plural basaltar, definite plural basaltane)

  1. basalt

Derived terms

  • basaltisk

Source: wiktionary.org