alphabet vs basics

alphabet and basics both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alphabet	Yes	No	No	No
basics	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, basics is a hypernym of alphabet; that is, basics is a word with a broader meaning than alphabet:

Other hypernyms of alphabet include basic principle, bedrock, fundamental principle, fundamentals.

alphabet (noun)	basics (noun)
the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)	principles from which other truths can be derived
a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language	a statement of fundamental facts or principles