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Yes. The word basilect is a Scrabble US word. The word basilect is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word basilect is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

B3A1S1I1L1E1C3T1

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8-letter words (1 found)

BASILECT,

7-letter words (15 found)

ABLEIST,ALBITES,ASTELIC,ASTILBE,BASTILE,BESTIAL,BLASTIE,CABLETS,CITABLE,ELASTIC,LACIEST,LATICES,LIBATES,SALICET,STABILE,

6-letter words (34 found)

ABLEST,ABLETS,ABSEIL,ALBEIT,ALBITE,ATELIC,BALISE,BALTIC,BALTIS,BASTLE,BISECT,BLAEST,BLAISE,BLATES,BLEATS,BLITES,CABLES,CABLET,CASTLE,CEIBAS,CITALS,CLEATS,ECLATS,ISABEL,LACETS,LESBIC,LIBATE,SALTIE,SCLATE,STABLE,STELAI,STELIC,TABLES,TICALS,

5-letter words (103 found)

ABETS,ABIES,ABLES,ABLET,ABSIT,AISLE,ALECS,ALIST,BAELS,BAILS,BAITS,BALES,BALTI,BASIC,BASIL,BASTE,BASTI,BATES,BEALS,BEAST,BEATS,BELTS,BESAT,BESIT,BESTI,BETAS,BICES,BILES,BITES,BLAES,BLASE,BLAST,BLATE,BLATS,BLEAT,BLEST,BLETS,BLIST,BLITE,BLITS,CABLE,CASTE,CATES,CEIBA,CEILS,CELTS,CESTA,CESTI,CIELS,CITAL,CITES,CLAES,CLAST,CLATS,CLEAT,CLIES,CLITS,ECLAT,ETICS,ICTAL,ILEAC,ISLET,ISTLE,LABIS,LACES,LACET,LAICS,LEAST,LEATS,LITAS,LITES,SABLE,SAICE,SALET,SALIC,SCAIL,SCALE,SCEAT,SETAL,SLATE,SLICE,STALE,STEAL,STEIL,STELA,STILB,STILE,TABES,TABIS,TABLE,TACES,TAELS,TAILS,TALCS,TALES,TEALS,TEILS,TELIA,TELIC,TESLA,TICAL,TICES,TILES,

4-letter words (139 found)

ABET,ABLE,ACES,ACTS,AESC,AILS,AITS,ALBE,ALBS,ALEC,ALES,ALIT,ALTS,ASCI,ATES,BACS,BAEL,BAES,BAIL,BAIT,BALE,BALS,BASE,BAST,BATE,BATS,BEAL,BEAT,BELS,BELT,BEST,BETA,BETS,BIAS,BICE,BILE,BISE,BIST,BITE,BITS,BLAE,BLAT,BLET,BLIT,CABS,CALS,CASE,CAST,CATE,CATS,CEAS,CEIL,CELS,CELT,CIEL,CIST,CITE,CITS,CLAT,CLIT,EAST,EATS,ELTS,ETAS,ETIC,ICES,ILEA,ISBA,ISLE,ITAS,LABS,LACE,LACS,LAIC,LASE,LAST,LATE,LATI,LATS,LEAS,LEAT,LEIS,LEST,LETS,LIAS,LIBS,LICE,LIES,LIST,LITE,LITS,SABE,SAIC,SAIL,SALE,SALT,SATE,SATI,SCAB,SCAT,SEAL,SEAT,SECT,SEIL,SETA,SIAL,SICE,SILE,SILT,SITE,SLAB,SLAE,SLAT,SLEB,SLIT,STAB,STIE,TABI,TABS,TACE,TAEL,TAES,TAIL,TAIS,TALC,TALE,TALI,TASE,TEAL,TEAS,TECS,TEIL,TELA,TELS,TICE,TICS,TIES,TILE,TILS,

3-letter words (75 found)

ABS,ACE,ACT,AIL,AIS,AIT,ALB,ALE,ALS,ALT,ATE,ATS,BAC,BAE,BAL,BAS,BAT,BEL,BES,BET,BIS,BIT,CAB,CAL,CAT,CEL,CIS,CIT,EAS,EAT,ELS,ELT,EST,ETA,ICE,ITA,ITS,LAB,LAC,LAS,LAT,LEA,LEI,LES,LET,LIB,LIE,LIS,LIT,SAB,SAC,SAE,SAI,SAL,SAT,SEA,SEC,SEI,SEL,SET,SIB,SIC,SIT,TAB,TAE,TAI,TAS,TEA,TEC,TEL,TES,TIC,TIE,TIL,TIS,

2-letter words (22 found)

AB,AE,AI,AL,AS,AT,BA,BE,BI,EA,EL,ES,ET,IS,IT,LA,LI,SI,ST,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 390 words from basilect according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of basilect

basilect

Etymology

basi- (“base, bottom”) +‎ -lect (“speech”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbæsɪlɛkt/, /ˈbeɪsɪlɛkt/

Noun

basilect (plural basilects)

  1. (sociolinguistics) A variety of a language that has diverged greatly from the standard form, and is only considered suitable for very informal contexts by speakers.
    Coordinate terms: acrolect, mesolect

Derived terms

  • basilectal

Translations

See also

  • code-switching
  • matrilect

Further reading

  • post-creole continuum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • batsicle

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowing from English basilect.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbaː.ziˈlɛkt/
  • Hyphenation: basi‧lect
  • Rhymes: -ɛkt

Noun

basilect n (plural basilecten, diminutive basilectje n)

  1. the basilect; the low-prestige register of a language, divergent from the standard language, mainly used in informal settings
    Antonym: acrolect

Source: wiktionary.org