basement: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 12 letter points · starts with B · ends with T
Meaning of basement
noun
A floor of a building below ground level.
A mass of igneous or metamorphic rock forming the foundation over which a platform of sedimentary rocks is laid.
- informal
Last place in a sports conference's standings.
Listed forms: basements.
Source: Wiktionary — basement.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for basement.
noun
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is basement in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of basement
B(3) + A(1) + S(1) + E(1) + M(3) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of basement
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from basement
185 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in basement. Showing up to 24, longest first.