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baste

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Is baste a Scrabble word?

Yes, baste is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 7 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle Yes
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of baste?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.Examples: "He bastes the coat together with thick white thread almost like string, using stitches big enough to be ripped out easily later."transitive

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.transitive

2. (transitive, by extension) To coat over something.Examples: "Ice Cold Daydream" bastes the bayou funk of the Meters in swirling psychedelia, while "Sweet Thang," a swampy blues cowritten with his dad, sounds like something from Dr. John's "Night Tripper" phase."broadlytransitive

3. (transitive) To mark (sheep, etc.) with tar.transitive

verb (English)

1. (archaic, slang) To beat with a stick; to cudgel.Examples: "July 1660, Samuel Pepys, Diaries One man was basted by the keeper for carrying some people over on his back through the waters."archaicslang

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "baste"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "baste"?

Scrabble
7 points
B3
A1
S1
T1
E1
Words With Friends
8 points
B4
A1
S1
T1
E1

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