b 3 a 1 s 1 e 1 m 3 e 1 n 1 t 1
8 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
noun the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture
originEtymology tree English base Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English basement From base + -ment.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- basemen 11
- batsmen 11
- bemeans 11
- benames 11
- batmen 10
- bemean 10
- bename 10
- embase 10
- manebs 10
- meanest 9
- beams 9
- bemas 9