basil
NOUN
/bæzəl/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
basil is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3A1S1I1L1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does basil mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried.
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2
(Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379).
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3
Any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum.
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