FLATLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FLATLINE 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 FLATLINE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLATLINE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLATLINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLATLINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FLATLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLATLINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FLATLINE mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To show no signs of life on a monitor, or, figuratively, to stop growing or fail.
To flatline comes from the straight trace a heart monitor draws when there is no heartbeat. People now borrow it for sales, careers and projects that stall completely, usually with a note of gloom.
How FLATLINE is used
Flatline is used literally in medicine and figuratively for stalled progress.
- The patient began to flatline, and the team rushed in.
- Sales continued to flatline despite the new advertising.
- If the project is left alone it will flatline within a year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLATLINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLATLINE
4 longer words begin with FLATLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in FLATLINE
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Common questions about FLATLINE
- Is FLATLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLATLINE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLATLINE worth?
- FLATLINE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLATLINE mean?
- To show no signs of life on a monitor, or, figuratively, to stop growing or fail.
- What letters can be added to FLATLINE?
- FLATLINE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FLATLINE:
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