bastion
NOUN
/bæsʧən/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
bastion is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3A1S1T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does bastion mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
A stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
A group that defends a principle.
“a bastion against corruption”
“the last bastion of communism”
BROADER
3
Projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
BROADER
AT THE BOARD