Wheelbase is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.
You can make 236 anagrams from letters in wheelbase (abeeehlsw).
First recorded in 1885-90; wheel + base1
Currently, Americans vie in a similar way with the wheelbase and overall length of their cars.
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