basis
NOUN
/beɪsɪs/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
basis is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3A1S1I1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does basis mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
The most important or necessary part of something.
“the basis of this drink is orange juice”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A relation that provides the foundation for something.
“he worked on an interim basis”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
3
The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained.
“the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
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