LIN is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. LIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIN?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIN is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 10 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIN scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.
What does LIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A waterfall, or the pool beneath one.
Lin is Scots and turns up throughout place names in Scotland and northern England. It is spelled linn as often as lin, and dictionaries carry both without preferring either one.
How LIN is used
Countable: a lin, two lins. Also spelled linn.
- A lin above the bridge and a pool below it.
- The word lin is Scots for a waterfall.
- Place names carry lin where speech has dropped it.
- Two lins on the same burn within a mile.
- Both lin and linn are accepted spellings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LIN
The 3 tiles of LIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LIN
Showing 24 of 294 words that begin with LIN.
Words ending in LIN
Showing 24 of 162 words that end in LIN. Useful as a back hook: play LIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with LIN inside
Showing 24 of 5067 words that contain LIN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIN
Common questions about LIN
- Is LIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIN, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIN worth?
- LIN is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIN mean?
- A waterfall, or the pool beneath one.
- What letters can be added to LIN?
- LIN takes 10 hooks: 1 in front and 9 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LIN:
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