LINAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LINAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LINAGE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LINAGE is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LINAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
linagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LINAGE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LINAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,033.
What stands out about LINAGE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LINAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
printing
The number of lines of printed or written matter, especially as a basis for calculating payment.
Newspapers and magazines have long paid some contributors according to linage rather than a flat fee, so a longer piece earned more only if it filled more lines. The word is easily confused with lineage, which concerns ancestry rather than lines of text, and the two are unrelated in origin. Linage is still used when discussing how classified advertising or freelance copy is measured and paid.
How LINAGE is used
Chiefly a term of the printing and publishing trade, used where payment or space is measured by the line rather than by the word.
- The freelance reporter was paid according to the linage of his column.
- Editors once tracked linage to decide how much a contributor earned.
- Weekly linage for the classified ads had grown noticeably that spring.
- A high linage meant the writer had filled more space than usual.
- The publisher recorded linage rather than word count in the ledger.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LINAGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LINAGE
The 6 tiles of LINAGE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LINAGE
1 longer words begin with LINAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in LINAGE
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Common questions about LINAGE
- Is LINAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LINAGE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LINAGE worth?
- LINAGE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LINAGE mean?
- The number of lines of printed or written matter, especially as a basis for calculating payment.
- What letters can be added to LINAGE?
- LINAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LINAGE:
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