GANTLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GANTLINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GANTLINE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GANTLINE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GANTLINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gantlinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GANTLINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GANTLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GANTLINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GANTLINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A rope run through a block at a masthead, used to hoist sails, rigging or a person aloft.
A sailor working high in the rigging may sit in a bosun chair raised on a gantline. The word is a shortened form of girtline, and the same arrangement is used by painters working on tall sides of ships.
How GANTLINE is used
Used by sailors and riggers; sometimes spelled girtline.
- The crew rigged a gantline to the top of the mast.
- He climbed up the gantline to inspect the sheave.
- Check that the gantline runs freely through the block.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GANTLINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GANTLINE
The 8 tiles of GANTLINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GANTLINE
1 longer words begin with GANTLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in GANTLINE
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Common questions about GANTLINE
- Is GANTLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GANTLINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GANTLINE worth?
- GANTLINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GANTLINE mean?
- A rope run through a block at a masthead, used to hoist sails, rigging or a person aloft.
- What letters can be added to GANTLINE?
- GANTLINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GANTLINE:
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