basic
ADJECTIVENOUN
/beɪsɪk/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
basic is a valid 5-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3A1S1I1C3
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does basic mean?
ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1
Reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality.
“a basic story line”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Serving as a base or starting point.
“a basic course in Russian”
“basic training for raw recruits”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
3
Of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base.
SIMILAR
4
Pertaining to or constituting a base or basis.
“a basic fact”
“the basic ingredients”
ANTONYMS
SIMILAR
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use.
BROADER
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