basically: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 16 letter points · starts with B · ends with Y
Meaning of basically
adv
In a fundamental, essential or basic manner.
Example: They've added some fancy features, but it's basically still a crappy car.
Essentially; mostly; pretty much.
Used to refer to the most important or fundamental point that the speaker is making or to indicate a generalization or simplification; sometimes tending towards a meaningless filler word.
Example: I shouldn't have done it, basically.
Source: Wiktionary — basically.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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adverb
in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is basically in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of basically
B(3) + A(1) + S(1) + I(1) + C(3) + A(1) + L(1) + L(1) + Y(4) = 16 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of basically
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from basically
113 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in basically. Showing up to 24, longest first.