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Is basic a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word basic is a Scrabble US word. The word basic is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

B3A1S1I1C3

Is basic a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word basic is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

B3A1S1I1C3

Is basic a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word basic is a Words With Friends word. The word basic is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

BASIC,

4-letter words (7 found)

ASCI,BACS,BIAS,CABS,ISBA,SAIC,SCAB,

3-letter words (12 found)

ABS,AIS,BAC,BAS,BIS,CAB,CIS,SAB,SAC,SAI,SIB,SIC,

2-letter words (7 found)

AB,AI,AS,BA,BI,IS,SI,

You can make 27 words from basic according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of basic

basic absic bsaic sbaic asbic sabic baisc abisc biasc ibasc aibsc iabsc bsiac sbiac bisac ibsac sibac isbac asibc saibc aisbc iasbc siabc isabc basci absci bsaci sbaci asbci sabci bacsi abcsi bcasi cbasi acbsi cabsi bscai sbcai bcsai cbsai scbai csbai ascbi sacbi acsbi casbi scabi csabi baics abics biacs ibacs aibcs iabcs bacis abcis bcais cbais acbis cabis bicas ibcas bcias cbias icbas cibas aicbs iacbs acibs caibs icabs ciabs bsica sbica bisca ibsca sibca isbca bscia sbcia bcsia cbsia scbia csbia bicsa ibcsa bcisa cbisa icbsa cibsa sicba iscba sciba csiba icsba cisba asicb saicb aiscb iascb siacb isacb ascib sacib acsib casib scaib csaib aicsb iacsb acisb caisb icasb ciasb sicab iscab sciab csiab icsab cisab

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Definitions and meaning of basic

basic

Etymology

base +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeɪsɪk/
  • Rhymes: -eɪsɪk
  • Homophone: BASIC
  • Hyphenation: ba‧sic

Adjective

basic (comparative more basic, superlative most basic)

  1. Necessary, essential for life or some process.
  2. Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
  3. (chemistry) Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.
  4. (informal) Unremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.
    • 2013, Sam Stryker, "Why Does Everyone Hate Anne Hathaway?", The Observer (University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College), Volume 46, Issue 101, 1 March 2013, page 11:
      I'm not saying people are jealous of Hathaway because she is so perfect. Yes, she does have it all — husband, healthy career, good looks. But she doesn't do anything in an "awesome" way. She's basic.
    • 2015, Lily Kunda, "A New Track On Hip-Hipocrisy", The Marlin Chronicle (Virginia Wesleyan College), 26 February 2015, page 7:
      "I couldn't get into it, I could barely understand what he's saying – it had too much cursing and explicit language," said Cortnee Brandon. "I think his lyrics are easy...he's basic. Kendrick Lamar is kind of overrated."

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:bare-bones
  • (chemistry): alkaline

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "chemistry"): acidic

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

basic (plural basics)

  1. A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
    Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers.
  2. An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
  3. (military) Basic training.

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Anagrams

  • SABIC

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English BASIC.

Noun

basic m (invariable)

  1. (computing) BASIC

Anagrams

  • basci, bisca

Occitan

Pronunciation

Adjective

basic m (feminine singular basica, masculine plural basics, feminine plural basicas)

  1. basic

Source: wiktionary.org