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Is basilar a Scrabble word?

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

B3A1S1I1L1A1R1

Is basilar a Scrabble UK word?

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

B3A1S1I1L1A1R1

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

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7-letter words (1 found)

BASILAR,

6-letter words (6 found)

ARABIS,BRAAIS,BRAILS,BRASIL,LAARIS,LIBRAS,

5-letter words (33 found)

ABRIS,ALBAS,ALIAS,ARBAS,ARIAS,ARILS,BAALS,BAILS,BAISA,BALAS,BALSA,BASAL,BASIL,BIRLS,BRAAI,BRAIL,LAARI,LABIA,LABIS,LABRA,LAIRS,LARIS,LIARS,LIBRA,LIRAS,RABIS,RAIAS,RAILS,RIALS,RIBAS,SABAL,SABIR,SABRA,

4-letter words (47 found)

AALS,ABAS,ABRI,AIAS,AILS,AIRS,ALAR,ALAS,ALBA,ALBS,ARBA,ARBS,ARIA,ARIL,ARIS,ASAR,BAAL,BAAS,BAIL,BALS,BARS,BIAS,BIRL,BRAS,BRIS,ISBA,LABS,LAIR,LARI,LARS,LIAR,LIAS,LIBS,LIRA,RABI,RAIA,RAIL,RAIS,RIAL,RIAS,RIBA,RIBS,SAIL,SAIR,SARI,SIAL,SLAB,

3-letter words (35 found)

AAL,AAS,ABA,ABS,AIA,AIL,AIR,AIS,ALA,ALB,ALS,ARB,ARS,BAA,BAL,BAR,BAS,BIS,BRA,LAB,LAR,LAS,LIB,LIS,RAI,RAS,RIA,RIB,SAB,SAI,SAL,SAR,SIB,SIR,SRI,

2-letter words (12 found)

AA,AB,AI,AL,AR,AS,BA,BI,IS,LA,LI,SI,

You can make 134 words from basilar according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of basilar

basilar

Alternative forms

  • basilary

Etymology

Borrowing from New Latin basilāris, irregularly from basis (“a pedestal, foot, base”) +‎ -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); or from French basilaire, from base (“base, basis”) +‎ -aire (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix), in the pattern of cimbalaire (“cymbal-shaped”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbas.ɪl.ə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbæz.əl.ɚ/, /ˈbæs.əl.ɚ/, /ˈbeɪ.zəl.ɚ/, /ˈbeɪ.səl.ɚ/
  • Rhymes: -æsɪlə(ɹ), -æzɪlə(ɹ)

Adjective

basilar (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy, relational) Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or an organ of Corti.
  2. Lower, inferior, base.

Synonyms

  • basal

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • “basilar”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “basilar”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French basilaire.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧si‧lar

Adjective

basilar m or f (plural basilares, comparable)

  1. basic
    Synonyms: básico, basal

References

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /basiˈlaɾ/ [ba.siˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ba‧si‧lar

Adjective

basilar m or f (masculine and feminine plural basilares)

  1. basilar

Related terms

Further reading

  • “basilar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org