DEADLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEADLINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEADLINE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEADLINE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEADLINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEADLINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DEADLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEADLINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEADLINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The latest time or date by which a task must be finished.
Newsrooms made deadline famous, since a paper has to go to print at a set hour. The word began as a literal line around a prison that inmates crossed at risk of being shot.
How DEADLINE is used
Very common at work and school, with meet, miss or extend.
- The deadline for the report is Friday noon.
- She worked through the night to meet the deadline.
- The committee extended the deadline by a week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEADLINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEADLINE
4 longer words begin with DEADLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEADLINE
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Common questions about DEADLINE
- Is DEADLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEADLINE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEADLINE worth?
- DEADLINE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEADLINE mean?
- The latest time or date by which a task must be finished.
- What letters can be added to DEADLINE?
- DEADLINE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DEADLINE:
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