COASTLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. COASTLINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COASTLINE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COASTLINE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COASTLINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coastlinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COASTLINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in COASTLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COASTLINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about COASTLINE
- All 9 letters of COASTLINE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does COASTLINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The shape or outline of land where it meets the sea, or the stretch of land along that edge.
Mapmakers measure a coastline by tracing every bay and headland, which is why its length depends on how closely it is measured. Travel writers use the same term more loosely for the scenery of a seaside region.
How COASTLINE is used
Used in geography, tourism and conservation to talk about a whole shoreline rather than one beach.
- The rugged coastline stretches for hundreds of miles.
- Storms have reshaped the coastline over the decades.
- We drove along the coastline until sunset.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COASTLINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COASTLINE
The 9 tiles of COASTLINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with COASTLINE
1 longer words begin with COASTLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in COASTLINE
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Common questions about COASTLINE
- Is COASTLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COASTLINE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COASTLINE worth?
- COASTLINE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COASTLINE mean?
- The shape or outline of land where it meets the sea, or the stretch of land along that edge.
- What letters can be added to COASTLINE?
- COASTLINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COASTLINE:
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