basilect
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- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
/ˈbæsɪlɛkt/
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/ˈbæsɪlɛkt/ · /ˈbeɪsɪlɛkt/
Definition of basilect
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A variety of a language that differs substantially from the standard form, and is only considered suitable for very informal contexts by speakers.
“The highest level of good English has been called the acrolect; the lowest level of poor speech, the basilect; both are contrasted with the matrilect, the general native language.”
“In both regions English is used extensively, the spoken form ranging from, in the language of linguisticians, the basilect to the mesolect and the matrilect or acrolect (prestige English) .”
“If only the basilect is a true creole, then the mesolect is relegated to limbo -- not a creole, certainly not a standard.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From basi- (“base, bottom”) + -lect (“speech”).
Words you can make from basilect
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Best play cablets 11 points7-letter words
11 words6-letter words
21 words5-letter words
75 words- BASIC 9 pts
- BICES 9 pts
- CABLE 9 pts
- CEIBA 9 pts
- ABETS 7 pts
- ABLES 7 pts
- ALECS 7 pts
- BAILS 7 pts
- BAITS 7 pts
- BALES 7 pts
- BALTI 7 pts
- BASIL 7 pts
- BASTE 7 pts
- BATES 7 pts
- BEALS 7 pts
- BEAST 7 pts
- BEATS 7 pts
- BELTS 7 pts
- BETAS 7 pts
- BILES 7 pts
- BITES 7 pts
- BLASE 7 pts
- BLAST 7 pts
- BLATE 7 pts
- BLATS 7 pts
- BLEAT 7 pts
- BLEST 7 pts
- BLETS 7 pts
- BLITE 7 pts
- CASTE 7 pts
- CATES 7 pts
- CEILS 7 pts
- CELTS 7 pts
- CESTA 7 pts
- CESTI 7 pts
- CITES 7 pts
- CLAST 7 pts
- CLEAT 7 pts
- CLITS 7 pts
- ECLAT 7 pts
- ETICS 7 pts
- ILEAC 7 pts
- LACES 7 pts
- LAICS 7 pts
- SABLE 7 pts
- SAICE 7 pts
- SALIC 7 pts
- SCALE 7 pts
- SLICE 7 pts
- TABES 7 pts
- TABLE 7 pts
- TACES 7 pts
- TALCS 7 pts
- TELIC 7 pts
- TICAL 7 pts
- AISLE 5 pts
- ALIST 5 pts
- ISLET 5 pts
- ISTLE 5 pts
- LEAST 5 pts
- LITAS 5 pts
- LITES 5 pts
- SETAL 5 pts
- SLATE 5 pts
- STALE 5 pts
- STEAL 5 pts
- STELA 5 pts
- STILE 5 pts
- TAELS 5 pts
- TAILS 5 pts
- TALES 5 pts
- TEALS 5 pts
- TELIA 5 pts
- TESLA 5 pts
- TILES 5 pts
4-letter words
92 words- BICE 8 pts
- CABS 8 pts
- SCAB 8 pts
- ABET 6 pts
- ABLE 6 pts
- ACES 6 pts
- ACTS 6 pts
- ALBS 6 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- ASCI 6 pts
- BAES 6 pts
- BAIL 6 pts
- BAIT 6 pts
- BALE 6 pts
- BALS 6 pts
- BASE 6 pts
- BAST 6 pts
- BATE 6 pts
- BATS 6 pts
- BEAL 6 pts
- BEAT 6 pts
- BELS 6 pts
- BELT 6 pts
- BEST 6 pts
- BETA 6 pts
- BETS 6 pts
- BIAS 6 pts
- BILE 6 pts
- BISE 6 pts
- BITE 6 pts
- BITS 6 pts
- BLAE 6 pts
- BLAT 6 pts
- BLET 6 pts
- CALS 6 pts
- CASE 6 pts
- CAST 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CATS 6 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CELS 6 pts
- CELT 6 pts
- CIST 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- CLIT 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- ICES 6 pts
- ISBA 6 pts
- LABS 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- LACS 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- LIBS 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- SABE 6 pts
- SCAT 6 pts
- SECT 6 pts
- SICE 6 pts
- AILS 4 pts
- AITS 4 pts
- ALES 4 pts
- ALIT 4 pts
- ALTS 4 pts
- ATES 4 pts
- EAST 4 pts
- EATS 4 pts
- ETAS 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LASE 4 pts
- LAST 4 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- LATI 4 pts
- LATS 4 pts
- LEAS 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LEST 4 pts
- LETS 4 pts
- LIAS 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- LIST 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- LITS 4 pts
- SAIL 4 pts
- SALE 4 pts
- SALT 4 pts
- SATE 4 pts
- SATI 4 pts
- SEAL 4 pts
- SEAT 4 pts
- SETA 4 pts
- SIAL 4 pts
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