Words that start with BAS

187 words begin with BAS, and BASTARDIZATIONS scores the most at 27 points.

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15-letter words count:2

14-letter words count:2

13-letter words count:4

12-letter words count:7

11-letter words count:13

10-letter words count:20

9-letter words count:27

8-letter words count:38

7-letter words count:31

6-letter words count:23

5-letter words count:14

4-letter words count:5

3-letter words count:1

What is on this page

The dictionary contains 187 words that begin with BAS — set out here by length.

Lengths span 3 to 15. The middle of that range is where the words are: 38 of them are 8 letters long.

Worth knowing

If you are playing for score, BASTARDIZATIONS at 27 points is the pick. It tops both tables: 29 in Words With Friends as well.

The full 15 letters are used by BASTARDIZATIONS and BASIDIOMYCETOUS.

If you need a narrower cut, the pages linked below split this set by letter and by length.

What some of these mean

basidiomycetous
pertaining to or characteristic of fungi of the class Basidiomycetes
bastardization
declaring or rendering bastard
basidiomycetes
large class of higher fungi coextensive with subdivision Basidiomycota
basidiomycete
any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
basidiospore
a sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium

Common questions

How many words start with BAS?
187, ranging from 3 to 15 letters.
What is the best scoring word that starts with BAS?
BASTARDIZATIONS, worth 27 points in Scrabble.
What is the longest word that starts with BAS?
BASTARDIZATIONS and BASIDIOMYCETOUS, at 15 letters.