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5-Letter Words Starting with BAS

There are 18 five-letter words that start with BAS on Word.ws, from basal to basto. The most common are based, basic, basis, basin and basil.

Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.

All 18 five-letter words that start with BAS

  • basal7adj. Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of...
  • based8adj. Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.
  • basen7v. To make or become base (inferior or unworthy); to lower.
  • baser7n. Someone who uses freebase cocaine or other drugs.
  • basha10n. A tarpaulin or plastic waterproof sheet.
  • basho10n. A sumo tournament of any kind.
  • bashy13adj. Intensely percussive.
  • basic9adj. Necessary, essential for life or some process.
  • basil7n. A plant (Ocimum basilicum).
  • basin7n. A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
  • basis7n. A physical base or foundation.
  • basse7n. The bass voice or part within French music.
  • basso7n. A bass singer, especially in opera.
  • bassy10adj. Describing the reproduction of sound that overemphasizes low-frequency...
  • basta7interj. (that's) enough; stop!
  • baste7v. To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in...
  • basti7n. A slum.
  • basto7n. A card of the suit clubs in Spanish-suited playing cards.
2 rare five-letter words that start with BAS

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with BAS are there?
Word.ws lists 18 five-letter words that start with BAS, plus 2 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words that start with BAS?
based, basic, basis, basin, basil, basal, basta and basso.
Which of the five-letter words that start with BAS has the highest letter score?
bashy scores 13 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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