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Is basque a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word basque is a Scrabble US word. The word basque is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

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Is basque a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word basque is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

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Yes. The word basque is a Words With Friends word. The word basque is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

BASQUE,

5-letter words (3 found)

ABUSE,BEAUS,SQUAB,

4-letter words (6 found)

BAES,BASE,BEAU,EAUS,SABE,SUBA,

3-letter words (17 found)

ABS,AUE,BAE,BAS,BES,BUS,EAS,EAU,QUA,SAB,SAE,SAU,SEA,SUB,SUE,SUQ,USE,

2-letter words (8 found)

AB,AE,AS,BA,BE,EA,ES,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 36 words from basque according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of basque

basque

Etymology

Borrowed from French basque.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bæsk/, /bɑːsk/
  • Homophones: bask, Basque
  • Rhymes: -æsk, -ɑːsk

Noun

basque (plural basques)

  1. The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist.
  2. A woman's close-fitting bodice, underbodice, or corset having such a feature.

Translations

See also

  • saut de basque

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bask/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French baste, probably borrowed from Provençal or Occitan basto, from Frankish *bastijan (“to weave, plait, sew”).

Noun

basque f (plural basques)

  1. skirt, skirts (of a jacket, morning coat etc.); basque (of waistcoat)
Derived terms
  • coller aux basques
  • lâcher les basques

Etymology 2

From Latin Vascō, singular form of the plural noun Vascones. The transition of the initial -v- to -b- indicates a likely loan from Spanish or Occitan. Doublet of gascon, from the accusative form Vasconem.

Noun

basque m (uncountable)

  1. Basque (language)

Adjective

basque (plural basques)

  1. Basque

Derived terms

  • Pays basque
  • pelote basque

Further reading

  • “basque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org