DRIVELINE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DRIVELINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRIVELINE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRIVELINE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRIVELINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
drivelinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DRIVELINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DRIVELINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DRIVELINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DRIVELINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The set of parts that carries power from a vehicle's transmission to its driving axles.
The driveline includes the shafts and joints that link gearbox to wheels, and it matters when you ask how a car handles. Mechanics talk about driveline vibration or wear. Another word for much the same system is drivetrain.
How DRIVELINE is used
Driveline is mechanics' vocabulary, often with words like noise or vibration.
- A worn joint caused a knock in the driveline.
- The truck has a heavy-duty driveline for towing.
- Engineers redesigned the driveline to cut weight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRIVELINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DRIVELINE
1 longer words begin with DRIVELINE.
Shorter words from the letters in DRIVELINE
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Common questions about DRIVELINE
- Is DRIVELINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRIVELINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRIVELINE worth?
- DRIVELINE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRIVELINE mean?
- The set of parts that carries power from a vehicle's transmission to its driving axles.
- What letters can be added to DRIVELINE?
- DRIVELINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DRIVELINE:
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