BUNTLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BUNTLINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUNTLINE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUNTLINE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUNTLINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
buntlinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUNTLINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BUNTLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUNTLINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BUNTLINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
One of the ropes fastened to the foot of a square sail and used to haul the sail up to its yard.
Sailors pull the buntlines to gather the loose belly of the canvas before it is furled. On a square-rigger each sail has several, and tangled buntlines were a common headache aloft.
How BUNTLINE is used
A sailing term used on traditional square-rigged ships.
- The crew hauled on the buntline to gather the sail.
- A frayed buntline had to be replaced before the voyage.
- He climbed the rigging and cleared a fouled buntline.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUNTLINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUNTLINE
1 longer words begin with BUNTLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in BUNTLINE
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Common questions about BUNTLINE
- Is BUNTLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUNTLINE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUNTLINE worth?
- BUNTLINE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUNTLINE mean?
- One of the ropes fastened to the foot of a square sail and used to haul the sail up to its yard.
- What letters can be added to BUNTLINE?
- BUNTLINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BUNTLINE:
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