LIND is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. LIND is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LIND?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIND is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIND
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIND scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LIND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does LIND mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
The Old English root behind linden, met today mainly in place names and surnames rather than in writing about trees.
Lind is the shorter Germanic root that grew into linden once the letter n was added and settled into standard use. Villages and surnames across England and Scandinavia kept the shorter form long after everyday speakers had switched over, which is why a family called Lind or a street called Lindway usually points back to a single old tree that once stood there.
How LIND is used
Archaic or literary; modern English favours linden or lime tree.
- A row of lind trees lined the old avenue.
- The poem describes lovers resting beneath the lind.
- Bees gathered around the flowering lind all afternoon.
- The estate took its name from a great lind that once stood there.
- Carpenters prized the soft wood of the lind for carving.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIND
11 longer words begin with LIND.
Words ending in LIND
9 words end in LIND. Useful as a back hook: play LIND onto a word already on the board.
Words with LIND inside
Showing 24 of 82 words that contain LIND somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LIND are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIND
Common questions about LIND
- Is LIND valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LIND is not in it.
- How many points is LIND worth?
- LIND is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIND mean?
- The Old English root behind linden, met today mainly in place names and surnames rather than in writing about trees.
- What letters can be added to LIND?
- LIND takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LIND:
Open LIND in the Word Finder