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Updated June 2026
The act of establishing or founding something; the process of making a base.
“They were laying the foundation, basing their new building on solid ground.”
Look for BASE and ING endings in foundational words.
Good for building off other words, especially with SING.
Change a single letter of “basing” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.
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