CARLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CARLINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARLINE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARLINE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARLINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carlinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARLINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CARLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,183.
What does CARLINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A spiny thistle-like European plant, or one of the timbers set along a ship between deck beams to support the deck.
The dried flower head of the carline stays open in dry weather and closes in damp, so country people once hung it as a weather guide. Shipwrights used the same word for a fore-and-aft timber. In Scots it can also mean an old woman.
How CARLINE is used
Botanical and nautical term, with a Scots dialect sense as well.
- A silver carline flower was nailed to the cottage door.
- The carpenter fitted a new carline beneath the deck.
- Carline grows on the dry chalk slopes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARLINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARLINE
1 longer words begin with CARLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in CARLINE
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Common questions about CARLINE
- Is CARLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARLINE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARLINE worth?
- CARLINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARLINE mean?
- A spiny thistle-like European plant, or one of the timbers set along a ship between deck beams to support the deck.
- What letters can be added to CARLINE?
- CARLINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CARLINE:
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