Definition of basil

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• basil is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
• basil is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
• basil is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of basil

• leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. sweet basil
• (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. basil of caesarea
  2. basil the great
  3. st. basil
  4. st. basil the great
• any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum (noun)

See definition of basil in Merriam Webster