LANDLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LANDLINE 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 LANDLINE?
| 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 LANDLINE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANDLINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
landlinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LANDLINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LANDLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LANDLINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LANDLINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A telephone connection that runs through cables laid across land rather than by mobile radio.
People say landline to separate a fixed home or office phone from a mobile one. Because the connection runs through wires, it does not depend on a cell tower. The word has become more common as mobile phones took over.
How LANDLINE is used
Landline is a standard everyday word, as in "call me on the landline".
- We still keep a landline for emergencies.
- The storm cut the landline, but mobiles worked.
- Her grandmother answers only the landline.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANDLINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LANDLINE
1 longer words begin with LANDLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in LANDLINE
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Common questions about LANDLINE
- Is LANDLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANDLINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANDLINE worth?
- LANDLINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANDLINE mean?
- A telephone connection that runs through cables laid across land rather than by mobile radio.
- What letters can be added to LANDLINE?
- LANDLINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LANDLINE:
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