basmati
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- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 7
/bæzˈmɑːti/(UK)
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/bæzˈmɑːti/(UK) · /bæzˈmæti/(UK) · /bɑːzˈmɑːti/(UK) · /bɑːzˈməti/(UK) · /bɑːsˈməti/(UK) · /ˌbɑzˈmɑti/(US) · /ˌbɑs-/(US) · /ˌbæz-/(US) · /ˌbæs-/(US) · /-ˈmæti/(US)
Definition of basmati
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)A variety of long-grain rice, notable for its fragrance.
“Diwaniya is the capital of the almost completely Shiite farming province of Qadisiya, known for its marshy fields where farmers grow aromatic ambar rice, similar to India’s basmati.”
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Etymology
From Hindi बासमती (bāsmatī, literally “fragrant”).
Words you can make from basmati
85 playable · top: AMBITS (10 pts)
Best play ambits 10 points6-letter words
1 word5-letter words
9 words4-letter words
29 words- BAMS 8 pts
- BIMA 8 pts
- IAMB 8 pts
- MIBS 8 pts
- ABAS 6 pts
- AIMS 6 pts
- AMAS 6 pts
- AMIA 6 pts
- AMIS 6 pts
- ATMA 6 pts
- BAAS 6 pts
- BAIT 6 pts
- BAST 6 pts
- BATS 6 pts
- BIAS 6 pts
- BITS 6 pts
- ISBA 6 pts
- MASA 6 pts
- MAST 6 pts
- MATS 6 pts
- MIST 6 pts
- SIMA 6 pts
- SMIT 6 pts
- STAB 6 pts
- STIM 6 pts
- TABS 6 pts
- TAMS 6 pts
- AITS 4 pts
- SATI 4 pts
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30 words2-letter words
15 wordsHooks
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