Scrabble & Words with friends points
- basin is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
- basin is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
- basin is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9
Definition of basin
- a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face (noun)
Examples
- he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face
Synonyms
- lavatory
- washbasin
- washbowl
- washstand
- the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet (noun)
Examples
- flood control in the Missouri basin
Synonyms
- catchment area
- catchment basin
- drainage area
- drainage basin
- river basin
- watershed
- the quantity that a basin will hold (noun)
Examples
- a basinful of water
Synonyms
- basinful
- a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids (noun)
Examples
- she mixed the dough in a large basin
- a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it (noun)
Examples
- the basin of the Great Salt Lake
See definition of basin in Merriam Webster