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Is bastion a Scrabble word?

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

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Is bastion a Scrabble UK word?

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

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7-letter words (3 found)

BASTION,BONITAS,OBTAINS,

6-letter words (8 found)

BASION,BATONS,BIONTS,BIOTAS,BONIST,BONITA,BONSAI,OBTAIN,

5-letter words (35 found)

ABSIT,ANTIS,BAITS,BANTS,BASIN,BASON,BASTI,BASTO,BATON,BINTS,BIONT,BIOTA,BISON,BITOS,BOAST,BOATS,BOTAS,IOTAS,NABIS,NATIS,OBIAS,OBITS,OINTS,OSTIA,SABIN,SABOT,SAINT,SANTO,SATIN,STAIN,STOAI,TABIS,TAINS,TIANS,TINAS,

4-letter words (71 found)

ABOS,AINS,AITS,ANIS,ANTI,ANTS,BAIT,BANI,BANS,BANT,BAOS,BAST,BATS,BIAS,BINS,BINT,BIOS,BIST,BITO,BITS,BOAS,BOAT,BOIS,BONA,BOTA,BOTS,INTO,IONS,IOTA,ISBA,ISNA,ITAS,NABS,NAOI,NAOS,NATS,NIBS,NITS,NOBS,NOTA,OAST,OATS,OBAS,OBIA,OBIS,OBIT,OINT,ONST,SAIN,SANT,SATI,SNAB,SNIB,SNIT,SNOB,SNOT,SOBA,STAB,STOA,STOB,TABI,TABS,TAIN,TAIS,TANS,TAOS,TIAN,TINA,TINS,TONS,TOSA,

3-letter words (61 found)

ABO,ABS,AIN,AIS,AIT,ANI,ANS,ANT,ATS,BAN,BAO,BAS,BAT,BIN,BIO,BIS,BIT,BOA,BOI,BON,BOS,BOT,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,ITA,ITS,NAB,NAS,NAT,NIB,NIS,NIT,NOB,NOS,NOT,OAT,OBA,OBI,OBS,OIS,ONS,SAB,SAI,SAN,SAT,SIB,SIN,SIT,SOB,SON,SOT,TAB,TAI,TAN,TAO,TAS,TIN,TIS,TON,

2-letter words (24 found)

AB,AI,AN,AS,AT,BA,BI,BO,IN,IO,IS,IT,NA,NO,OB,OI,ON,OS,SI,SO,ST,TA,TI,TO,

You can make 202 words from bastion according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of bastion

bastion

Etymology

First attested in 1562. From French bastion, from Old French bastille (“fortress”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbæsti.ən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbæsti.ən/, /ˈbæst͡ʃən/
  • Homophone: Bastian

Noun

bastion (plural bastions)

  1. (architecture) A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
  2. A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.
  3. (figuratively) A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.
  4. Any large prominence; something that resembles a bastion in size and form.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • bastille

Translations

Verb

bastion (third-person singular simple present bastions, present participle bastioning, simple past and past participle bastioned)

  1. (transitive) To furnish with a bastion.

Anagrams

  • Bostian, obtains, stiboan

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French bastion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbɑs.tiˈɔn/
  • Hyphenation: bas‧ti‧on
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

bastion n (plural bastions, diminutive bastionnetje n)

  1. bastion; a projecting part of a rampart
    Synonym: bolwerk

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French bastion, from Old French bastille (“fortress”) or Italian bastione. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bas.tjɔ̃/

Noun

bastion m (plural bastions)

  1. bastion
  2. stronghold

Descendants

  • → Polish: bastion
  • → Russian: бастион (bastion)
    • → Bulgarian: бастион (bastion)
    • → Georgian: ბასტიონი (basṭioni)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

  • snobait

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian bastione, via French bastion.

Noun

bastion m (definite singular bastionen, indefinite plural bastioner, definite plural bastionene)

  1. a bastion (part of a fortification; also figurative)

References

  • “bastion” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian bastione, via French bastion.

Noun

bastion m (definite singular bastionen, indefinite plural bastionar, definite plural bastionane)

  1. a bastion (part of a fortification; also figurative)

References

  • “bastion” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bastion, from Old French bastille.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbas.tjɔn/
  • Rhymes: -astjɔn
  • Syllabification: bas‧tion

Noun

bastion m inan (diminutive bastionik)

  1. (military) bastion, stronghold (place built to withstand attack)
  2. (figuratively) bastion, stronghold (place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea)
    Synonym: szaniec
  3. (figuratively) bastion (person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • bastion in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bastion in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bastion.

Noun

bastion n (plural bastioane)

  1. stronghold

Declension

Swedish

Noun

bastion c

  1. bastion; a projecting part of a rampart

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org