The word bastion is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • bastion n. (Architecture) A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
  • bastion n. A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.
  • bastion n. (Figuratively) A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.

22 valid words from 3 definitions

ARCHITECTURE CITADEL DEFENDS FIGURATIVELY FORTIFICATION FORTIFIED GROUP OF OR OTHER PART PERSON POSITION PRINCIPLE PROJECTING RAMPART SOME STRONGHOLD STRONGLY THAT THING WELL

10 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AS BA BAS BAST BASTI IO ION ON ST TI

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AB IT ITS NO OI SAB

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

BONITAS OBTAINS

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

BASION

2 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

BASTIONS BASTIONED

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

DEMIBASTIONS

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

DEMIBASTION

18 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+C BOTANICS
+D BANDITOS
+E BOTANIES BOTANISE NIOBATES OBEISANT
+G BOASTING BOATINGS BOSTANGI
+J ABJOINTS BANJOIST
+N ANTISNOB
+O BONIATOS
+R SORBITAN TABORINS
+S ANTIBOSS BASTIONS
+T BOTANIST

8 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A BIONTS BONIST
-I BATONS
-N BIOTAS
-S BONITA OBTAIN
-T BASION BONSAI

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 18327 chance (0.01%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 85774 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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